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Data-Based and Statistical Reasoning Flashcards

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Measurements of Central Tendency

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Provide a single value representation for the middle of a group of data (mean, median, mode)

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Measurements of Central Tendency

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Provide a single value representation for the middle of a group of data (mean, median, mode)

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Measures of Central Tendency

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Provide a single value representation for the middle of a group of data (mean, median, mode)

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Measures of Central Tendency

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Provide a single value representation for the middle of a group of data

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Arithmetic Mean (Average)

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A measure that equally weighs all values; it’s most affected by outliers

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Median

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The value that lies in the middle of the data set; 50% of the data points are above and below the median

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Median

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The value that lies in the middle of the data set; 50% of the data points are above and below the median

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Mode

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The data point that appears most often; there may be multiple, or zero, modes in a data set

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Mode

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The data point that appears most often; there may be multiple, or zero, modes in a data set

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Range

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The difference between the smallest and largest number in a sample

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Distribution

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Classified by measures of central tendency and measures of distribution; it has a particular shape

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Distribution

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Classified by measures of central tendency and measures of distribution; it has a particular shape

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Normal Distribution

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Symmetrical, mean, median and mode are the same

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Standard Normal Distribution

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Normal distribution with a mean of zero and standard deviation of 1

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Skewed Distribution

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Have differences in their mean, median and mode; skew is in the direction of the tail

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Bimodal Distribution

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Multiple peaks; it may be useful to perform data analysis on the two groups separately

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Bimodal Distribution

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Multiple peaks; it may be useful to perform data analysis on the two groups separately

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Measures of Distribution

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Range
Interquartile Range
Standard Deviation
Outliers

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Interquartile Range

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Difference between the value of the third quartile and the first quartile

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Interquartile Range

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Difference between the value of the third quartile and the first quartile

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Standard Deviation

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Measurement of the variability about the mean; it is used to calculate how much the data varies

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Standard Deviation

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Measurement of the variability about the mean; it is used to calculate how much the data varies

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Outliers

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A result of true population variability, measurement error or non-normal distribution

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Outliers

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A result of true population variability, measurement error or non-normal distribution

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Probability of Independent Events

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Does not change based on the outcomes of other events

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Probability of Dependent Events

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Does change depending on the outcomes of other events

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Mutually Exclusive Outcomes

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Cannot occur simultaneously

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Mutually Exclusive Outcomes

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Cannot occur simultaneously

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Hypothesis Tests

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Use a known distribution to determine whether a hypothesis of difference (the null hypothesis) can be rejected

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Hypothesis Tests

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Use a known distribution to determine whether a hypothesis of difference (the null hypothesis) can be rejected

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Null Hypothesis

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States that two populations are equal or that a single population can be described by parameter equal to a given value

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Correlation

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Expresses a relationship between two sets of data using a single number

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Positive Correlation

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Indicates a positive association between the two variables; that is, when one variable increases the other also tends to increase as well

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Negative Correlation

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Indicates a negative association between the two variables; that is, when one increases the other tends to decrease or vice versa

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Correlation does not imply causation

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Conclusions cannot be drawn about behavioral problems based on correlation

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