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population

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entire collection of all elements in which we are interested

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sample

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portion of population collected under homogenous conditions

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simple random sample

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-every member of the population has the same chance of being included in the sample
-members of the sample are chosen independently of eachother

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t/f? categorical/ qualitative data can only be ordinal

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false. categorical data can be ordinal or non-ordinal (nominal)

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nominal variables are the (lowest/highest) level qualitative variable and the (lowest/highest) level of measurement

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lowest, lowest

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nominal measures

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simply name, group, type, classify or categorize values of a variable
-only categorized

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ordinal variables

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-second level of measurement and highest level of qualitative variables
-typically used to order/ rank values of variables in addition to naming values
-categorized and ranked

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ordinal scales

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have all characteristics of nominal variables but also order/ rank data

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example of ordinal

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-agreement: strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree
-taste: scrumptious, okay, bland, a dog wouldn’t eat it

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Discrete data

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numerical type of data that includes whole concrete numbers with specific and fixed data values determined by counting
-concrete fixed numbers

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continuous data

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numerical type of data that includes complex numbers and varying data values measured over a particular time interval.
-always varying

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example discrete data

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  • number of boys in a family
    -number of deer killed on I-79
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examples continuous data

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-time
-weight
-height

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variables of interest denoted by

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capital letters

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actual values denoted by

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lower case letters/ subscript characters

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ungrouped frequency

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normally used for categorical data

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grouped frequency

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quantitative data combined in 5-15 classes depending on the amount of data

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how should frequency distributions be graphed

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as a histogram (bar chart)

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frequency distribution

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number of occurrences of each value in data set

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relative frequency distributions

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-frequency divided by the sample size
-tells you percentage in each class

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cumulative frequency distribution

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-counts the number of values at or below the upper class limit of each grouping

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cumulative relative frequency

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-percentage of values at or below the upper class limit

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5 columns of complete frequency table

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-group
-frequency
-relative frequency
-cumulative frequency
-cumulative relative frequency

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how to find relative frequency

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frequency/total

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how to find cumulative frequency
adding up relative frequency
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how to find cumulative relative frequency
add up relative frequency
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symmetric frequency distribution shape
left half of graph mirror image of left half of graph
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positive skew
tail of graph to right
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negative skew
tail of graph to left
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bimodal
two peaks on graph
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where is mean median and mode on skewed graph
mode at peak on graph -median after mode towards tail -mean after median towards tail
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statistically unethical diversion
-changing scales on one or both axes -truncating frequency axis and starting frequency axis at number greater than zero
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mean
average, point of balance on data
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median
-middle value of sorted data (lowest to highest)
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median is (greater than/ less than) mean when there is right skewed data
less than
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symbol for mean
y with straight line above
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symbol for median
y with tilde above
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how to get trimmed mean
-delete upper and lower 10 percent of range and recalculate mean
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measures of dispersionn
-range -Q0 -Q1 -Q2 -Q3 -Q4 -IQR
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how to find range
largest observation - smallest observation
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Q1
median of first half of data
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Q2
median of data
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Q3
median of second half of data
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Q0
minimum
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Q4
maximum
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IQR
Q3-Q1
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how to find upper and lower fence
upper: Q3 +1.5(IQR) lower: Q1 - 1.5(IQR)
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how does one indicate an outlier
with an asterisks
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what is standard deviation used to measure
typical distance of observations from the mean
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which form of standard deviation is most accurate
computational standard deviation
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what is the formula for coefficient of variation
(standard deviation/ mean ) x 100%
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what does the coefficient of variation measure
-the amount of variability relative to the value of the mean -usually used for comparisons of two data sets measured on different scales
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what is the empirical rule
for unimodal unskewed distributions: - 68% observations within 1 sd of the mean -95% of observations within 2 sd of the mean -greater than 99% observations within 3 sd of the mean
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what is statistical inferencing used for
-drawing conclusions about a population based on observations in a sample
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density curves
-a smooth curve re[resenting a frequency distribution
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what is the total area of a density curve
1
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two variables of proportion statistic estimate parameters
p hat (sample proportion) is about equal to p (population proportion)
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two variables of mean statistic estimate parameters
y with bar above (sample mean) about equal to mu (fancy u = population mean)
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two variables of standard deviation statistic estimate parameters
s (sample standard deviation) is about equal to sideways 6 aka sigma (population standard deviation)
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three methods of counting techniques
-multiplication rule of counting -permutations -combinations
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Multiplication rule of counting
-if event A can occur n ways and event B can occur m ways, then in sequence they can occur in mn ways -ex: A=5 B=3 C=4, probability of ABC= 60
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permutations
-number of ways to arrange in order n distinct objects, taking them r at a time ex: 5 people in 3 chairs -5 ppl could sit in chair 1, 4 in 2, 3 in 3 -still have 2 people left over so formula = 5!/(5-3)!
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combinations
-the number of unordered ways to pick n distinct objects taking them r at a time -formula: n!/(r!(n-r)!) -ex: 6 ppl sitting in 3 chairs, how many ways can three people be chosen in any order: -permutations/ # ways people can be arranged: -(6x5x4)/(6)= 120/6=20
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probability
numerical quantity that expresses likelihood/ chance that particular event will occur
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P(E)
-number of ways event E can happen/ total possibilities
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Notation of P(E)
-P(E)-probability of event E happening -E={O1, O2, O3 etc} where Oi= outcome i -outcomes mutually exclusive (cant occur at same time) -- P(E)= P(O1)+(PO2)+... -probability event always between 0-1 -s denotes sample space: all possible outcomes -P(E^c)= 1-P(E)
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- 5% of the population has a certain disease * Test for the disease has an 80% chance of detecting a person actually has it. * And a 90% chance of detecting a person that does not have it. * Q: Given that a person tests positive, what is the probability they have the disease?
probability tree -Yes(have disease .05), No (dont have disease .95) -Yes (test positive .8), Yes (test negative .2) -No (test positive .1), No (test negative .9) -have disease : .05 *.8= .04 - test positive = yes(+)* no (+)= (.05*.8)*(.1*.95)= .135 -have disease: .04 -probability= .04/.135= 29.6%
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density curve x probability
for any two numbers a and b, Area under density curve between a and b is equal to the proportion of Y values between a and b
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random variable
variable whose outcome depends on outcomes of chance operation -probability distribution-list of random variable and probabilities associated with possible outcomes
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requirements for binomial model
-series of n trials -each trial is identical and can result in success or failure -probability of success remains constant trial to trial -each outcome is independent of other outcomes -
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Carrier of TB has a 10% chance of passing disease to anyone in close contact. Suppose the carrier comes in close contact with 10 people what is the probability that 4 get TB?
(10!)/(4! (10-4)!) x (.10)^4 x (.90)^6= .01116

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