Class Flashcards

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Permutation

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The number of different ordered possibilities for a certain situation

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Variance

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A statistical measure of the spread or dispersion of a set of data. Population variance is represented by the symbol σ2, while sample variance is represented by the symbol s2

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Inter-quartile range

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The difference, in value, between the bottom and top 25 percent of the sample or population

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Event

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An outcome that occurs

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Sampling with replacement

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When a piece of the population can be selected more than once

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Range

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The difference between the minimum and maximum value in a given measurable set

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Null hypothesis

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The argument that there is no difference between two samples or that a sample has not changed over time

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Hypothesis

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A proposed explanation used as a starting point for future examination

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Significance level

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A number that is used as the cutoff for how statistically meaningful a probability, equal to or more extreme than what was observed, is

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Trial

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An experiment, a test of the performance or qualities of something or someone

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Specification limits

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The area, on either side of the centerline, or mean, of data plotted on a control chart that meets the customer’s requirements for a product or service. This area may be greater than or less than the area defined by the control limits

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Sampling without replacement

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When a piece of the population cannot be selected more than once

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Scatter diagram

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A graphic that uses dots to show relationships or correlations between variables

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Control chart

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A modified run chart that also provides upper and/or lower limits that a process should not exceed

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Standard deviation

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The square root of the variance, a measure of how spread out the numbers are

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Mutually exclusive events

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When two or more events are not able to occur at the same time

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Confidence interval

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An interval estimate used to indicate reliability

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Mean

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An average, calculated by adding a series of elements in a dataset together and dividing by the total number in the series

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Histogram

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A graph that displays continuous data. This type of graph has vertical bars that show the counts or numbers in each range of data.

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Cumulative distributions

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The probability that a random variable will be found at a value less than or equal to a given number

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Bar chart

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A graph that measures the distribution of data over discrete groups or categories.

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Probability

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The chance of an event occurring

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Alternative hypothesis

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The argument that typically states that the sample is not equal to the hypothesized null sample

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test statistic

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One value used to test the hypothesis, it is a numerical summary of the dataset

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Run chart
A line chart that shows performance measurements over time; run charts help to uncover trends or aberrations in processes
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Median
The value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution
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Z-score
A statistical measure that indicates the number of standard deviations a data point is from its mean
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Percentile
The value at which a certain percentage of the sample or population fall below
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Probability density function
Often used to represent probabilities of continuous data, a probability density function (pdf) gives the probability that a continuous random variable is equal to the area below it
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Combination
The number of different unordered possibilities for a certain situation
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Line graph
A graph that illustrates relationships between two changing variables with a line or curve that connects a series of successive data points
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Multiplication Principle
When the probabilities of multiple events are multiplied together to determine the likelihood of all of those events occurring
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Complement
The occurrence of an event not happening, the opposite