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define statistics   the sciences of conducting studies to collect, organize, summarize, analyze, and draw conclusions from data  
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3 examples of how statistics are used in everyday life   1. used in fields of human endeavor-sports, public health, and education 2. used ton analyze the results of a survey 3. used as a tool in scientific research 4.other uses include operations research, quality control estimation, and predictions  
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3 reasons to study statistics   1.to be able to understand statistical studies 2.to be able to conduct research, design experiments, make predictions, and communicate results  
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branch area of statistics- example of descriptive and inferential   1.descriptive statistics consists of the collection, organization, summarization, and presentation of data 2.inferential statistics consists of generalizing from samples to populations, performing estimation and hypothesis test,determiningrelationships..  
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examples of variables- qualitative and quantitative (both discrete and continuous)   1. qualitative- gender, color, religion, location 2. quantitative- age, height, weight, body temp discrete variables-counted, # of children, # of calls continuous- infinite,measuring, fractions  
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be able to find boundaries - 15cm   14.5-15.5 cm  
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examples of each of the measurement levels (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio)   1. nominal- gender, zip code, marital status 2. ordinal- grade(A,B,C,D) 3. interval- SAT scores 4. ratio- weight, height  
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list 2 purposes of for date collection   1. to help describe situations or events 2. to help people make better decisions before acting  
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list 3 ways to collect data   surveys, surveying records, and direct observation  
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list an advantage and a disadvantage for the 3 kinds of surveys   1. telephone- ADV- cost less, not face to face DIS- not all people home, unlisted 2. mailed- ADV- can cover wider area, cost less, remain anonymous DIS- low number of responses 3. personal interview ADV- indepth DIS- trained more costly  
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examples of each of the sampling methods (random, systematic, stratifies, and cluster)   1. random- randomly generated 2. systemic- selecting the kth person 3. stratified- people in groups, select a few from each group 4. cluster- people in groups, 1 group represents all  
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examples of the kind of studies (observational and experimental)   1. observational- when you observe what is/has happening/ed 2. researcher manipulates the independent variable to see hoe it influences the dependent  
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list 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages for both observational and experimental studies   Observationl- ADV- natural setting, dangerous DIS-$ & time Experimental- ADV-decide how to select and group subjects,control or manipulate individual variables DIS-may occur in an unnatural setting, Subjects knowingly change behavior #HawthorneEffect  
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identify the independent and dependent variables from studies   Independent variable is the variable you change to see the relation of another variable Dependent variable is the outcome vaariable  
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list the 5 uses of statistics   to describe data, to compare 2 or more data sets, to determine if variables are related, to test hypothesis, and to make estimations  
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list the 7 minuses of statistics   suspect samples, ambiguous averages, changing the subject, detached statistics, implied connections, misleading graphs, and faulty surveys  
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identify things that make a survey question bad   biased questions, samples not random, confusing words, asking double barreled questions, using double negatives, ordering questions improperly  
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list the problems for getting random samples and systematic samples    
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