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What type of variable has an infinite number of values?
What type of variable has an infinite number of values?
In a coin toss experiment, how many outcomes are possible when the coin is tossed three times?
In a coin toss experiment, how many outcomes are possible when the coin is tossed three times?
What must the sum of probabilities for a discrete probability distribution be?
What must the sum of probabilities for a discrete probability distribution be?
What is the formula for calculating the variance in a binomial distribution?
What is the formula for calculating the variance in a binomial distribution?
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What does the Poisson distribution count?
What does the Poisson distribution count?
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What is the mean of a binomial distribution with $n=10$ and $p=0.3$?
What is the mean of a binomial distribution with $n=10$ and $p=0.3$?
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What is the main purpose of statistics?
What is the main purpose of statistics?
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What does the term 'Event' refer to in probability?
What does the term 'Event' refer to in probability?
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Which method of data collection involves directly watching subjects without interference?
Which method of data collection involves directly watching subjects without interference?
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In statistics, what is the purpose of descriptive data?
In statistics, what is the purpose of descriptive data?
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Which concept involves arranging a few or all members within a specific order?
Which concept involves arranging a few or all members within a specific order?
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What is the main difference between permutation and combination in statistics?
What is the main difference between permutation and combination in statistics?
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What does the parameter 'μ' represent in the context of a normal distribution?
What does the parameter 'μ' represent in the context of a normal distribution?
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In the context of a normal distribution, what does 'e' represent in Euler’s algorithm?
In the context of a normal distribution, what does 'e' represent in Euler’s algorithm?
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What is the shape of the curve in a normal distribution described as?
What is the shape of the curve in a normal distribution described as?
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What is the purpose of finding the z-score in solving problems related to normal distributions?
What is the purpose of finding the z-score in solving problems related to normal distributions?
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What does 'σ' represent in the context of a normal distribution?
What does 'σ' represent in the context of a normal distribution?
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Study Notes
Statistics Overview
- Statistics is the collection, organization, study, analysis, display, and interpretation of data.
- It provides reasoning and methods for creating and understanding data.
Areas of Statistics
- Descriptive statistics: summarizes or describes data sets.
- Inferential statistics: makes predictions that go beyond data collection.
Sources of Data
- Primary data: collected through surveys, interviews, direct observations.
- Secondary data: collected from newspapers, journals, research papers, panel method, mail survey, project techniques, sociometry.
Methods of Data Collection
- Observation
- Experimentation
- Simulation
- Interviewing
Probability
- Probability is the chance that a particular event will occur.
- An event is an outcome resulting from an experiment.
- Sample space is the set of all possible outcomes or events.
Permutation and Combination
- Permutation: arranging few or all members within a specific order, where the order and details matter.
- Formula: 𝑛𝑃𝑟 =
- Combination: selecting objects or items from a set, where the order and details don't matter.
- Formula: 𝑛!(𝑛−𝑟)!𝑛𝐶𝑟 = 𝑛!(𝑛−𝑟)!𝑟!
Random Variable and Probability Distribution
- Random variable: a variable whose value is a real number determined by each element in the sample space.
- Discrete variable: has a countable number of values.
- Continuous variable: has an infinite number of values.
Discrete Probability Distribution
- A table that describes the probability of each discrete random variable value.
- 0 ≤ 𝑃(𝑥) ≤ 1
- Σ𝑥 𝑃(𝑥) = 1
Binomial Distribution
- Describes discrete data in situations where there can only be two results in an experiment: success or failure.
- Formula: 𝑥 𝑛−𝑥 𝑃(𝑥) = (𝑛𝐶𝑥)𝑝 𝑞
- Mean: µ = 𝑛𝑝
- Variance: σ 2 = 𝑛𝑝(1 − 𝑝)
Poisson Distribution
- Counts the number of rare events in a specified time interval or region.
- Formula: 𝑃(𝑋 = 𝑥) = 𝑒 −µ 𝑥!μ
- μ: mean number of occurrences in a particular interval
Normal Distribution
- Describes how the values of a random variable are distributed in a symmetrical bell-shaped graph.
- Parameters: Mean (μ) and Standard Deviation (σ)
- Highest Point: Mean = Median = Mode
- Asymptote: Asymptotic with respect to the horizontal axis
- Shape of Curve: Bell Shape (symmetrical)
- Standard Deviation: measures how flat and wide the curve is
- Total Area: equal to 1
Z-Score
- The number of standard deviations between a value x and the mean of a distribution.
- Formula: 𝑧 = 𝑥−µ σ
Steps in Solving
- Step 1: Draw the standard normal distribution figure (Bell Shape) and represent the area.
- Step 2: Find the value of z score and locate its corresponding value using the table.
- Step 3: Find the appropriate area, solve.
- Step 4: State the conclusion.
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Description
Learn about the basics of statistics, including the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. Explore areas of statistics such as descriptive and inferential statistics, along with different sources of data like primary and secondary sources.
