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What are descriptive statistics?
What are descriptive statistics?
- Methods for predicting population behavior
- Methods for measuring variability
- Methods for collecting data
- Methods for summarizing data (correct)
What are inferential statistics?
What are inferential statistics?
- Techniques for summarizing data
- Ways to visualize data
- Measures of central tendency
- Methods for making decisions based on data (correct)
What are subjects in a study?
What are subjects in a study?
Entities measured in a study
Define population in statistics.
Define population in statistics.
What is a sample?
What is a sample?
What is a population parameter?
What is a population parameter?
What is a sample statistic?
What is a sample statistic?
Randomness means each subject has the same chance of being included in the sample.
Randomness means each subject has the same chance of being included in the sample.
Define variability in data.
Define variability in data.
Categorical data means each observation belongs to a type or a set.
Categorical data means each observation belongs to a type or a set.
Quantitative data consists of observations that are numerical.
Quantitative data consists of observations that are numerical.
Discrete data has an infinite set of values.
Discrete data has an infinite set of values.
Provide an example of discrete data.
Provide an example of discrete data.
Define continuous data.
Define continuous data.
Provide an example of continuous data.
Provide an example of continuous data.
Match the following visual aids with their types:
Match the following visual aids with their types:
What is a histogram?
What is a histogram?
What is an outlier?
What is an outlier?
What is the mean?
What is the mean?
What is the median?
What is the median?
What is the mode?
What is the mode?
A statistic is resistant if outliers have little effect on its values.
A statistic is resistant if outliers have little effect on its values.
Define range in statistics.
Define range in statistics.
What is standard deviation?
What is standard deviation?
What does the Empirical Rule state?
What does the Empirical Rule state?
Define quartiles.
Define quartiles.
What is a 5 number summary?
What is a 5 number summary?
Define Interquartile Range.
Define Interquartile Range.
What is a z score?
What is a z score?
What is a response variable?
What is a response variable?
What is an explanatory variable?
What is an explanatory variable?
Correlation is resistant.
Correlation is resistant.
What is regression analysis?
What is regression analysis?
What is a residual?
What is a residual?
What is extrapolation?
What is extrapolation?
Define Simpson's paradox.
Define Simpson's paradox.
What is the formula for margin of error?
What is the formula for margin of error?
What is a simple random sample?
What is a simple random sample?
What is sampling bias?
What is sampling bias?
What is non-response bias?
What is non-response bias?
Study Notes
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
- Descriptive stats summarize data for easy interpretation.
- Inferential stats involve making conclusions or predictions from data.
Study Components
- Subjects are the entities measured in a study.
- Population encompasses all subjects of interest, while a sample is a subset for which data is collected.
Statistical Measures
- Population parameters are numeric summaries of the entire population.
- Sample statistics represent the numeric summary of a selected sample.
Randomness and Variability
- Randomness ensures each population subject has an equal chance of selection for the sample.
- Variability refers to how much scores differ from one another and from the mean.
Types of Data
- Categorical data classifies observations into sets or types.
- Quantitative data consists of numerical values, categorized as discrete or continuous.
Data Examples
- Discrete data examples: number of pets, number of siblings.
- Continuous data examples: time, age, weight.
Data Visualization
- Categorical data visual aids include pie charts and bar graphs.
- Quantitative visual aides include dot plots, stem-and-leaf plots, and histograms.
Histogram Definition
- Histograms use vertical bars to display frequencies of outcomes within intervals.
Key Statistical Values
- Outliers are values significantly different from the rest of the data.
- Mean is calculated as the sum of values divided by the number of observations; it is sensitive to outliers.
- Median is the middle value, resistant to outlier influence.
- Mode represents the most frequently occurring value, also resistant to outliers.
Statistical Resistance
- Resistant statistics are less affected by outliers, ensuring more stable summaries.
- Range is the difference between maximum and minimum values.
- Standard deviation measures how each value differs from the mean.
Empirical Rule
- When data follows a normal distribution, approximately 68% of observations fall within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% within two, and 99.7% within three standard deviations.
Quartiles and Summary Statistics
- Quartiles divide data into four parts for central tendency measures.
- The five-number summary includes minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.
- Interquartile Range (IQR) measures the spread of the middle 50% of data, minimizing the effect of extreme values.
Z Score
- A z score represents how many standard deviations a value is from the mean, calculated as (value - mean)/standard deviation.
Variables in Studies
- Response variables are the dependent variables measured across treatments.
- Explanatory variables represent the treatments or manipulations within a study.
Statistical Relationships
- Correlation is sensitive to outliers, reflecting that linear relationships may not be consistent across diverse data sets.
- Regression analysis predicts one variable based on another’s values, supporting correlation.
Additional Statistical Concepts
- Residuals measure the vertical distance between observed values and the regression line.
- Extrapolation involves predicting values outside the known range.
- Simpson's paradox highlights that averages across groups can contradict overall averages.
Sampling Considerations
- The margin of error for sample estimates is calculated as 1/square root of 'n', indicating how well the sample reflects the population.
- Simple random samples provide every group of 'n' elements equal chances of selection.
- Sampling bias occurs when the sample does not accurately represent the population, often due to undercoverage.
- Non-response bias arises when certain individuals do not respond, leading to potential misrepresentation of data.
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