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What are ordered pairs?
What are ordered pairs?
Consists of values of two variables for each individual in the data set
What is bivariate data?
What is bivariate data?
Data that consists of ordered pairs
What is a scatterplot used for?
What is a scatterplot used for?
Used to study bivariate data
What describes a positive association?
What describes a positive association?
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What is the least-squares regression line?
What is the least-squares regression line?
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What describes a negative association?
What describes a negative association?
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What indicates a linear relationship in data?
What indicates a linear relationship in data?
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What is the correlation coefficient?
What is the correlation coefficient?
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If r is positive, then two variables have a negative linear association.
If r is positive, then two variables have a negative linear association.
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If r is close to 1, then the linear association is strong and positive.
If r is close to 1, then the linear association is strong and positive.
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The residual is the difference between the observed value and the predicted value.
The residual is the difference between the observed value and the predicted value.
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What is the arithmetic mean?
What is the arithmetic mean?
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Which measure is influenced more by extreme values?
Which measure is influenced more by extreme values?
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What condition indicates data is skewed to the right?
What condition indicates data is skewed to the right?
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What indicates data is skewed to the left?
What indicates data is skewed to the left?
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When is data approximately symmetrical?
When is data approximately symmetrical?
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What is the range of a data set?
What is the range of a data set?
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What does variance measure?
What does variance measure?
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What is a deviation?
What is a deviation?
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What is sample variance?
What is sample variance?
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What does degrees of freedom represent?
What does degrees of freedom represent?
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What is the standard deviation?
What is the standard deviation?
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What is Chebyshev's Inequality?
What is Chebyshev's Inequality?
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What information does a z-score provide?
What information does a z-score provide?
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Define a pie chart.
Define a pie chart.
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What defines a bar graph?
What defines a bar graph?
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What is a histogram?
What is a histogram?
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How are classes defined in frequency distributions?
How are classes defined in frequency distributions?
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What does a simple random sample entail?
What does a simple random sample entail?
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What is cluster sampling?
What is cluster sampling?
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What is stratified sampling?
What is stratified sampling?
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What is convenience sampling?
What is convenience sampling?
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What is an observational study?
What is an observational study?
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What is a randomized experiment?
What is a randomized experiment?
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What defines qualitative or categorical variables?
What defines qualitative or categorical variables?
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What are ordinal variables?
What are ordinal variables?
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What defines nominal variables?
What defines nominal variables?
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What are quantitative variables?
What are quantitative variables?
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What are discrete variables?
What are discrete variables?
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What are continuous variables?
What are continuous variables?
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Study Notes
Statistical Concepts
- Ordered pairs represent values of two variables for each individual within a data set, forming the foundation of bivariate data.
- Bivariate data consists of these ordered pairs, useful for analyzing relationships between two variables.
- Scatterplots are visual tools used to study the relationship between bivariate data, highlighting associations.
Associations Between Variables
- Positive associations indicate that large values of one variable correspond with large values of another.
- Negative associations mean that large values of one variable are related to small values of the other.
- Linear relationships occur when data points cluster around a straight line when plotted.
Regression Analysis
- The least-squares regression line minimizes the sum of squared distances between the observed values and predicted values.
- The point of averages is central in regression analysis, ensuring the least-squares line passes through this calculated point.
Residuals and Predictions
- A residual is calculated by subtracting the predicted value from the observed value, providing insight into prediction accuracy.
- Predictions from the regression line can be made using an explanatory variable to estimate the outcome variable.
Measures of Central Tendency
- The arithmetic mean is the average of a data set obtained by dividing the sum of the values by the number of observations.
- The median serves as the midpoint of a distribution, determined by sorting data and finding the middle value or averaging the two central values in even sets.
- The mode is the most frequently occurring value in a data set.
Variability and Distribution
- Variance reflects how far the values in a data set deviate from the mean, with sample variance using n-1 as a denominator.
- Standard deviation is the square root of variance and indicates the dispersion of data points around the mean.
- The Interquartile Range (IQR) measures statistical dispersion, representing the range between the first (Q1) and third quartiles (Q3).
Outliers and Their Detection
- Outliers are values that fall outside the lower and upper bounds, defined as Q1 - 1.5×IQR and Q3 + 1.5×IQR, respectively.
- Identifying outliers helps in understanding data distribution and potential anomalies.
Probability Concepts
- Probability values range from 0 to 1, representing the likelihood of an event occurring.
- Equally likely events permit simple calculations where the probability of an event is the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total outcomes.
- The general addition rule accounts for overlapping events in probability calculations.
Sampling Methods
- Simple random samples ensure every individual from the population has an equal chance of selection, minimizing bias.
- Cluster sampling involves grouping individuals and selecting entire clusters randomnly, while stratified sampling divides the population into specific groups and samples from each.
- Convenience and voluntary response samples may lead to unrepresentative data due to selection bias.
Research Design
- Observational studies focus on measuring variables without intervention, while experiments involve assigning treatments to assess outcomes.
- Randomized experiments ensure treatments are assigned randomly, reducing bias in results.
- In double-blind experiments, neither participants nor researchers know the treatment assignments, eliminating personal bias effects.
Variable Types
- Qualitative variables categorize individuals, divided into ordinal (with logical order) and nominal (without a specific order).
- Quantitative variables provide measurable quantities, categorized into discrete (countable) and continuous (capable of taking any value within a range).
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