statistics Flashcards

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1
Q

MOE

A

2Op^

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2
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Op^ formula

A

square root P(1-p)/sample size

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3
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95%

A

2 standard deviation

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4
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Data collection

A

The process of gathering information to answer specific questions or make predictions about a population

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5
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observational study

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collection of data from a population that does not have any treatment or intervention done by the researchers.

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5
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controlled experiment

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manipulating a variable (independent variable) to observe its effect on another variable (dependent variable) while controlling other outcomes that could. effect the results

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5
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experimental

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Cause and effect

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6
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Survey

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census, sampling varibility, make sure if there is a question you answer the one that is least bias

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7
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Usual/fair

A

95 %

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8
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not fair, unusual

A

outside the 95%

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9
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relationship between standard deviation and spread of data

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the greater SD the more variability or spread of the data,

the smaller the SD the less variability or spread of the data

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10
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sample size relationship with sampling variability

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Inverse: sample size increases, sampling variability decreases in the sample proportion and the SD decreases

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11
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sample size versus population

A

less variation in a sample size compared to population

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12
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relationship between sample size and MOE

A

inverse

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13
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68 %

A

one SD

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14
Q

plausible interval containing the middle 95 %

A

mean +- 2(SD)

15
Q

normal CDF

A

2nd vars 2

lower bound, upper bound, mean, SD