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probability and statistics concepts

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Discrete   Finite number  
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Continuous   Infinite without gaps  
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Nominal   Categories No order  
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Ordinal   Ordered but difference between is meaningless Relative comparison Ex:grades  
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Interval   Ordered but meaningful Does not start at 0 Ex:temp  
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Ratio   Ordered/meaningful Starts at 0 Ex:distance  
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Systematic sample   Start point Select every Kth element  
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Convenience sample   Easy to collect Close to researchers location  
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Stratified sample   Subgroups (2 of them) Same characteristics Draw same amt of sample from each Consistent  
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Cluster sample   Divide into groups Select only some groups Choose all elements from selected group Faster and less expensive  
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Multistage sample   Combination of methods Select sample in each stage Each stage different method Natural clusters  
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Reason for Frequency Tables   1)summarize large data 2)analyze nature 3)basis for graphs  
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Relative Frequency   (Class frequency/sum of all frequency)x 100%  
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Unusual Center   Mean-2s or mean+2s  
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Coefficient of variation   (s/x)*100%  
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Bimodal   2 modes  
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Multimodal   2+ modes  
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Midrange   (max # - min#)/2  
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Percentile   L(position)= k(percent)/100 *n  
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Interquartile   Q3-Q1  
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5 Number Summary(mon,q1,med,q3,max)   1-Vars Stats  
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Odds against   P(not A)/P(A)-> A:B  
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Payoff odds   Net profit: amount of bet  
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Addition Rule of Probability   P(A or B)= P(A) + P(B) /total outcomes  
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Complements   P(none)= 1 - P(at least one) P(at least one) = P(only A or only B or both) = P(A only) + P(B only) - P(both)  
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Multiplication Rule (Independent)   P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B)  
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Multiplication Rule (Dependent)   P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B/A) after event A has occurred  
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Conditional Probability (Independent)   P(B/A) = P(A and B) / P(A)  
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Bayes' Theorem   P(A)*P(B/A) / [P(A)*P(B/A)]+[P(no A)*P(B/no A)]  
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Fundamental Counting Rule   m*n ways P(A) = 1/m*n  
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Permutation(different)   nPr n = # of items r = amt selected  
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Permutation(identical)   nPr = n!/ n1!n2!nk!  
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Combination Rule   nCr no repeats no order  
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Requirements for Probability Distribution   1)Sum of P(x) = 1 2)0 < P(x) < 1 for every x  
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Probability mean   Sum of x * P(x)  
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Probability standard deviation   Square root of Sum of [(x^2 * P(x0]- mean^2  
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Unusual Probability   P(x or more) < 0.05 P(x or fewer)< 0.05  
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Binomial Distribution Requirements   1)fixed # of trials 2)independent 3)2 categories 4)P(success)same in all success  
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Binomial Probability   binompdf(n,p(success),x success)  
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Binomial Mean   n*p(success)  
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Binomial Standard Deviation   sq. root of n*P(success)*P(failure)  
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Unusual values for Binomial   mean - 2stan. dev mean + 2stan. dev  
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Poisson Distribution Requirements   1)x = event of interval 2)random 3)independent 4)uniformly distributed  
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Poisson Standard Deviaton   sq. root of mean  
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Using Poisson as Binomial Distribution Requirements:   1)n > 100 2) np < 100  
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Poisson Probability   poissonpdf(mean,x selected)  
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Normal Distribution Characteristics   1)bell-shape 2)mean = 0 3) s = 1  
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Uniform Distribution Characteristics   1)area = 1 2) correspondence between area and prob  
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Normal Distribution (Area under graph)   normalcdf(left z,right z)  
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Z-score(normal distribution)   invNorm(area left of z-score)  
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Finding P(individual value) w/ Norm Distr   z = x - mean/ stan. dev  
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Finding P(sample) w/ Norm Distr   z = x - mean/ (stan dev./sq. root of n)  
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mean & x to z-score   normalcdf(left, right, mean, s)= P(x) invNorm(P(x))= z-score  
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Find x value of nonstandard norm distr   invNorm(area to left, mean, s)  
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Sample Variance   Sum(x - mean)^2 / n -1 mean = sum of x/n  
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Normal Distr As Binomial Approximate Requirements   1)independent simple random sample 2)np> 5 and nq>5  
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Continuity Correction   x - 0.5 to x + 0.5  
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P(Area to left)   normalcdf(-99999,z-score)  
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Normal Distribution on Graph   1)straight line 2)no systematic pattern  
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Find Critical Value(z-score)   1-(confidence interval/2)-->invNorm(1-alpha)  
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Margin of Error (z-score)   z(alpha/2) * sq. root(p(success)*q(failure)/n) or upper CI - lower CI/ 2  
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Confidence Interval(z- score)   Stat--> 1-PropZInt  
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P(Success)   upper CI + lower CI/ 2  
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Sample Size(independent)   n = (z(alpha/2)^2 *p*q)/E^2 or n = (z(alpha/2)^2 *p*q*.25)/E^2  
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Margin of Error(stan. dev known)   ZInterval Set mean = 0  
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Sample Size(stan dev known)   n= [z(alpha/2)*stan.dev/E]^2  
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t statistic   invT(1-alpha,df=n-1)  
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Confidence interval(t-score)   TInterval  
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T-Score Properties   1)norm distr 2)different t for different n 3) mean = 0 4)stan. dev. > 1 5)n increase, t --> norm distr  
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Chi-Square Distribution Properties   1)not symmetric 2)positive values 3)different for each df  
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Finding Chi-Square   1)calculate alpha and df 2)What kind of test? 3)Look at Tables given  
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Confidence interval(chi-square)   sq.root[(n-1)s^2/chi right] < stan. dev < sq. root[(n-1)s^2/chi left]  
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Reject null (p-value)   p-value < alpha  
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Find p-value   normalcdf(left, right)  
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Reject null (test statistics)   test statistic falls in critical region bounded by critical value  
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Reject null(confidence interval)   Confidence interval does not contain claimed value  
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Type 1 Error   null true --> reject (alpha)  
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Type 2 Error   null false --> fail to reject (beta)  
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Two Tail Test   null = alternate not =  
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Right Tail Test   null = alternate >  
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Left Tail Test   null = alternate <  
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Testing Claim of Proportion   1-PropZTest  
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Test Claim on Mean (stan. dev known)   Z-Test  
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Test Claim on Mean (stan dev Unknown)   T-Test  
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Test on 2 Proportions   2-PropZTest  
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Confidence Interval(2 Proportions)   2- PropZInt  
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Test on 2 Means (stan. dev. unknown/ independent)   2-SampTTest 2-SampTInt  
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Test on 2 Means(Stan dev known)   2-SampZTest 2-SampZInt  
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Claim on Mean (Dependent/differences)   1) L1 - L2 2)TTest 3)TInt  
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Compare Variation of 2 Samples   2-SampFTest  
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Correlation   1)Straight-line 2) r = LinRegTTest 3) r > critical value of alpha 4) reject null  
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Regression   LinRegTTest  
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marginal change   slope of regression line  
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Residual   observed y - predicted y y from table - y from regression line  
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Coefficient of determination   r^2  
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