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What is data?
What is data?
A collection of facts, including numbers, words, measurements, observations, or descriptions.
Which of the following is a type of quantitative data?
Which of the following is a type of quantitative data?
- Qualitative data
- Descriptive data
- Discrete data (correct)
- Observational data
What is a frequency distribution?
What is a frequency distribution?
A way of showing how often each value occurs in a data set.
What does grouped frequency distribution do?
What does grouped frequency distribution do?
Calculate the range given the largest number is 18 and the smallest number is 1.
Calculate the range given the largest number is 18 and the smallest number is 1.
What is relative frequency distribution?
What is relative frequency distribution?
What type of graph is ideal for illustrating information that is connected or exhibits change over time?
What type of graph is ideal for illustrating information that is connected or exhibits change over time?
Which of the following graph types is particularly suitable for comparing values across different categories?
Which of the following graph types is particularly suitable for comparing values across different categories?
What is the main purpose of a histogram?
What is the main purpose of a histogram?
How do you compute the percentage for a value in relation to the total?
How do you compute the percentage for a value in relation to the total?
A pie chart illustrates the relative sizes of data components within a _____ .
A pie chart illustrates the relative sizes of data components within a _____ .
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Study Notes
Basics of Statistics
- Data is a collection of facts including numbers, words, measurements, observations, or descriptions
- Qualitative data is descriptive
- Quantitative data is numerical
- Discrete data is countable
- Continuous data can take any value within a range
Sampling Methods
- Sampling methods aim to select a representative portion of a population for study
- Simple Random Sampling ensures every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected
- Stratified Sampling divides the population into subgroups (strata) and randomly selects from each strata
- Systematic Sampling selects every nth member of the population after a random starting point
Summation Notation
- Summation notation uses a sigma symbol (Σ) to represent the sum of a series of numbers
- The index of summation (i) indicates the starting and ending values of the series
- The formula Σxi represents the sum of all values of x
Data Presentation
- Frequency distribution shows the frequency of each value in a dataset
- Grouped frequency distribution groups values into intervals
- Relative frequency distribution shows the proportion of each class frequency to the total frequency
- Cumulative frequency distribution represents the cumulative sum of frequencies
- Line graphs are used to show trends over time
- Bar graphs compare values across categories
- Histograms visualize the distribution of continuous data
- Pie charts show proportions of a whole
- Pictographs use images to represent data, but may lack precision for smaller quantities
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