2 - DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS Flashcards
1
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the quantification of information in meaningful summaries and comparisons
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Statistical Analysis
2
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Two Types of Statistical Analysis
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Descriptive
Inferential
3
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- Summarizes data
- Describes how data points differ from one another
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Descriptive Statistics
4
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Most widely recognized measure of central tendency
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Mean
5
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- 50th percentile
- Divides all data points in half
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Median
6
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Most common value in a series of observations
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Mode
7
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Measure of dispersion of data points from the mean value of the observation
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Standard Deviation
8
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Alternate expression of SD
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Coefficient of Variation
