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Statistics

• Involves understanding data and making informed decisions amidst uncertainty.
• Examines variability to guide decision-making processes.

Data

• Comprises pieces of information collected about specific cases, which gain meaning through context.

Five W's of Data

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How are crucial aspects to consider in data collection.

Who

• Refers to the subjects or entities (people, places, things) on which data has been gathered.

What

• Represents the information or characteristics collected during the data gathering process.

When

• Details the time frame in which the data collection occurred.

Where

• Indicates the source or origin of the collected data.

Why

• Defines the objectives or purposes behind gathering the data.

How

• Describes the methodologies employed for collecting data.

Variables

• Categorical Variables: Recorded as labels, categorized into distinct groups.
• Quantitative Variables: Measured numerically, representing numeric values with defined units.

Cases and Variables

• Cases: Represented as rows in data tables.
• Variables: Represented as columns in data tables.

Categorical Variable Distribution Summaries

• Frequency table, pie chart, and bar chart are used to summarize categorical variable distributions.

Frequency Table

• Displays the distribution of responses from a survey or study.

Pie Chart

• Visualizes the proportional sizes of various categories, summing to 100%.

Bar Chart

• Illustrates categorical data; measures height to denote differences without requiring a specific order.

Contingency Table

• Examines distribution patterns for two categorical variables, identifying potential relationships.

Counts and Proportions

• Count: Number of observations in a category; when divided by the total, results in a proportion.

Frequency/Relative Frequency Table

• Summarizes the distribution and proportions for a categorical variable with counts.

Mosaic Plot

• Graphically represents conditional distributions from a contingency table, comparable to bar charts.

Association

• Identifies a relationship between variables; closer lines indicate less association, while diverging lines indicate more.

No Association

• Indicates similarity in conditional distributions; lines may not align perfectly yet reflect the absence of association.

Conditional Distribution

• Summarizes one variable's distribution based on specific categories of other variables.

Marginal Distribution

• Represents distributions of individual variables while ignoring other categories.

Quantitative Variable Distribution Summaries

• Shape, center, and variability are key in summarizing quantitative distributions.

Modes

• Mode: The peak(s) observed in a histogram, indicating the most common values.

Distribution Types

• Unimodal: One peak in the distribution.
• Bimodal: Two distinct peaks present.
• Multimodal: More than two peaks observed.
• Uniform: No discernible peaks detected.
• Symmetric: Left and right halves mirror each other in height.

Measures of Dispersion

• Interquartile Range (IQR): Calculated as Q3 minus Q1, measuring variability.
• Range: Difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset.

Five Number Summary

• Consists of Minimum, Q1 (first quartile), Median, Q3 (third quartile), and Maximum values.

Sample Mean

• Represents the average of a quantitative variable, essential for central tendency analysis.