data science Flashcards
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What is Statistics?
The science of conducting studies to collect, organize, summarize, analyze, and draw a conclusion out of data.
What are the two main types of Statistics?
- Descriptive
- Inferential
What does Descriptive Statistics do?
Helps organize and summarize data using numbers and graphs to look for a pattern in the data set.
What are the Measures of Central Tendency?
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
What is the Measure of Variability?
- Standard Deviation
- Variance
- Range
What is Inferential Statistics?
To make an inference or draw a conclusion from the population using sample data.
What is a Population in statistics?
A collection, or set, of individuals or objects or events whose properties are to be analyzed.
What is a Sample?
A subset of the population that should be representative of the population.
What is a Variable?
A characteristic of each element of a population or sample.
What does Data (singular) refer to?
The value of the variable associated with one element of a population or sample.
What does Data (plural) refer to?
The set of values collected for the variable from each of the elements belonging to the sample.
What is an Experiment in statistics?
A planned activity whose results yield a collection of data.
What is a Parameter?
A numerical value summarizing all the data of an entire population.
What is a Statistic?
A numerical value summarizing the sample data.
What does Descriptive Statistics involve?
Organizing, summarizing, and presenting data in an informative way.
What are the two types of data?
- Categorical
- Numerical
What does Categorical Data represent?
Groups or categories.
What does Numerical Data represent?
Numbers, divided into Discrete and Continuous.
What is Discrete Data?
Data that can be usually counted finitely.
What is Continuous Data?
Data that is infinite and impossible to count.
What are the two qualitative levels of measurement?
- Nominal
- Ordinal
What is Nominal data?
Categories that cannot be put in any order.
What is Ordinal data?
Categories that can be ordered.
What are the two quantitative levels of measurement?
- Interval
- Ratio