3.1 & 3.2 Daily Video Flashcards
Takes into account how the data was collected
Proper Analysis of Data
May sometimes not be a representative of the whole population
Sample
In the example: All of the planes that went on a bombing mission and were hit
Population
A subset of population, helps infer about the population
Sample
Can only make assumptions about when the sample is randomly selected
Generalizations
A survey that was taken without imposing treatments of individuals
Observational Study
Cannot infer cause & effect with this study
Observational Study
Examine current or past data for a set of individuals
Retrospective
Follow a sample of individual into the future collecting data
Prospective
Different conditions (treatments) that are imposed upon subjects
Experiments