Week 4 Lecture Statistics Flashcards
1
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Statistics
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A set of tools and techniques that are used for describing, organizing, and interpreting information or data
2
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The snunkoople effect
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what we find funny
3
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Two Main Types of Statistics
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- descriptive statistics –> Describing data
- inferential statistics –> make prediction
4
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Descriptive statistics
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- Organize
- Summarize
- Simplify
- Presentation of data
Used to describe the basic features of the data in a study
5
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inferential statistics
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- Generalize from samples to population
- Hypothesis testing
- Relationships among variables
Trying to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone.
6
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sample
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subset of a population
7
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population
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group you want to make inferences about
8
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Statistics is important for ________ and _________ science
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producing, consuming
