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Ch.1 14.1 14.2 Margin of Error

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Variable   a characteristic or attribute that can assume different  
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Data   the values the variables assume  
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Random Variable   variables whose values are determined by chance  
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Data Set   a collection of data values  
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Data Value - Datum   each value of the data set  
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Probability   the chance of an event occurring  
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Population   all the subjects that are being studied  
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Sample   a group of subjects selected from a population  
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Hypothesis Testing   decision-making process for evalutating claims about a population  
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Statisitics   the science of conducting studies to collect, organize, summarize, analyze, and draw conclusions from data  
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3 examples of how statistics is used in everyday life   gambling, sports, public health  
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3 reasons to study statistics   Read and understand the various statistical studies performed in your fields You may be called on to conduct research in your field Can become better consumers and citizens  
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Descriptive   consists of collection, organization, summarization, and presentation of data Ex. U.S. population senses  
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Inferential   generalizing from samples to populations, performing estimations and hypothesis tests, determining relationships among variables, and making predictions. Ex. gambling  
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Quantitative   numerical and can be ordered or ranked Ex. age, height, weight  
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Qualitative   can be placed into distinct categories but not ranked Ex. gender, color, religion  
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Discrete   quantitative- variables that assume values that can be counted Ex. # of children, # of students  
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Continuous   quantitative- variables that can assume an infinite number values between any 2 specific values. Ex. capacity  
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Boundaries   Ex. 18 17.5 - 18.5 4.68 4.675 - 4.685  
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Nominal   no order or rank can be imposed on the data Ex. gender, zip code  
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Ordinal   precise differences between ranks do not exist Ex. rating public speakers, rating floats (1st, 2nd, 3rd)  
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Interval   precise differences between units of measure; no meaningful zero Ex. IQ test, Temperature  
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Ratio   same as interval but with a meaningful zero Ex. height, weight  
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2 purposes of data collection   to describe situations or events to help people make better decisions before acting  
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3 ways to collect data   surveys, survey records, direct observation  
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Random Sampling   putting random numbers in a hat and having people pull them out randomly  
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Systematic Sampling   every fourth person being selected from a group  
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Stratified Sampling   splitting people into groups by gender and only taking 10 from each group  
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Cluster Sampling   characterizing people into 5 groups and taking all the people of 2 of these groups  
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Telephone survey   advantage-people can be more candid disadvantage- not all people can be surveyed  
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Mailed survey   advantage- can cover a wider geographic area disadvantage- low number of responses  
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Personal interview   advantage- can obtain in-depth response disadvantage- more costly  
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Observational- Examples   Age of motorcycle owners  
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Experimental- Examples   Type of instruction affects the number of sit-ups  
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Observational- advantages and disadvantages   Natural setting; can be done in dangerous situations; can be done using variable that can't be manipulated Definite cause and effect can't be found; expensive and time consuming; may have inaccuracies in measurements  
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Experimental- advantages and disadvantages   Researcher can decide how to select and group subjects; can control the manipulated variable Unnatural setting; Hawthorne Effect; Confounding variable  
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Independent Variables   the variable that is being manipulated by the researcher  
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Dependent Variables   the variable that is being studied to see if it changes due to the manipulated  
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5 uses of statistics   To describe data; To compare two or more data sets; To determine if variables are related; To test hypothesis; To make estimates about population variances  
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7 misuses of statistics   Suspect samples; Ambiguous averages; Changing the subject; Detached statistics; Implied connections; Misleading graph; Faulty survey  
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Things that make bad questions   Biased questions; Confusing words; Double-barreled questions; Double negatives in a question; Improper ordering of questions  
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Problems of getting random samples and systematic   being able to number the whole population  
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true vs. quasi experiments   True- sample selected randomly Quasi- using intact group because separation is not possible  
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Confounding Varibles   a variable that influences the results of dependent but cannot be separated from the independent  
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Hawthorne Effect   the subject knows that they are participating and purposely change their behavior in ways that it affects the results  
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Control Group   the group that does not receive the treatment  
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Treatment group   the group that receives specific treatment  
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Margin of Error   +/- 1/(sq rt n)  
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MoE Interval   The percent +/- the margin of error  
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Biased question   a question that leads people to respond a certain way changing the results of the study  
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Sequential Sampling   used in quality control  
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Double sampling   Giving a huge population a questionnaire to find out who is qualified for the actual study  
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Multistage sampling   uses multiple types sampling  
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