descriptive stats Flashcards
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desc stats
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summarize and describe main features of dataset
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measure of central tendency, measure of variance, frequency distribution, shape of dist are all examples of
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desc stats
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inferential stats
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goes beyond describing, make predictions about population based on data
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sample average is a what
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estimator
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estimator
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example of stats which becomes estimate when the formula is replaced with observed sample values
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the number 19.4 is referred to as
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point estimation
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point estimation
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a single value that estimates parameter
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