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Stats Ch. 1,2
Stats basics, chapters 1, 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Statistics Paradigm | Population -> Sample -> Statistics |
| Parameter | measurement of a population |
| Statistic | Measurement of a sample |
| Error formula | 1/(sq rt of N) |
| Variable | something with more than one value (ex age, weight, grade) |
| Explanatory Variable | Explains why the study's being done/how groups are broken up |
| Mean | Average |
| Confidence Interval | is set by the error (percent + and - the error), Usually 95% |
| 3 Key Components of Statistical Studies | Design (logistics), Description (data), Inference (not in descriptive studies, the outcome; assumed/projected) |
| Area under a bell/normal curve | 1 |
| Categorical Variable | gender, race, etc |
| Numerical/Quantitative Variable | Discrete = integers and continuous = fractions |
| Integers | numbers without fractions/decimals |