Scientific and Statistical Reasoning

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Course Introduction & Recognising Argumentation
What new type of worker is there ...,
What is meant by the term knowled...,
What do most definitions of the t...
38  cards
Introduction to statistical reasoning
What is meant by theories and hyp...,
Explain why a hypothesis is not s...,
Give other words for predictor an...
24  cards
The SPINE of statistics
What should the author stop doing 1,
What is the spine of statistics 2,
What is meant by the fit of a mod...
31  cards
Language and Rhetorics
When is a sentence ambiguous 1,
What are the two types of ambigui...,
What is meant by an expressions e...
35  cards
The Phoenix of Statistics
0  cards
Exploring DATA with graphs
What 7 properties does a good gra...,
Name 4 graph building guidelines 2,
Name and describe the four types ...
13  cards
Comparing two means
Give three reasons median splits ...,
In an equation with a categorical...,
How is the t statistic related to...
24  cards
Pseudo reasoning
What is meant by equivocation 1,
Failing to notice what can lead t...,
What is meant by red herring tech...
31  cards
Logic: Deductive Validity
What steps should be taken when a...,
What could be the case if the fir...,
When is an argument inductively f...
6  cards
Logic: Probability and Inductive reasoning
What is meant by an inductive inf...,
What is meant by a deductive infe...,
What are the three forms of induc...
14  cards
The practice of argument reconstruction
What should be eliminated when re...,
What is meant by expressive epith...,
What does a conditional often rel...
5  cards
Issues in Argument Assessment
Name the three steps of argument ...,
How may an argument be refuted 2,
When is an argument rationally pe...
7  cards

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