Lesson 3 Flashcards

1
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the systematic process of taking out information from raw data to assist in the interpretation and discussion of information

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DATA ANALYSIS

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2
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CHARACTERISTICS OF VALID DATA

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Reliability
Credibility
Transferability
Objectivity

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3
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Affirmation by other researchers. Absence of bias

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Objectivity

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4
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Reproducibility of data. (External Validity)

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Transferability

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5
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Precision associated with the data collected for each run or trial

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Credibility

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6
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Consistency in the data generated (Internal Consistency)

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Reliability

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7
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preconceived notion or perception to deliberately sway the results in a direction that is favorable to that unsubstantiated concept or idea

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BIAS

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8
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3 EXPERIMENTS AND VARIABLES

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Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Variable

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9
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variables that need to remain constant for accurate results (Baseline)

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Control Variable

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10
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Variable you measure (Responding variable)

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Dependent Variable

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11
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Variable you can change (Manipulated variable)

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Independent Variable

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12
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Cost analysis also known as (blank)

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cost-benefit analysis

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13
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A helpful tool to enhance project. management and predict potential profits for a company

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COST ANALYSIS

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14
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a calculation for determining the number of products/services a company should sell or provide to cover its costs (fixed costs in particular)

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BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS

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15
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a situation where the company is neither making money nor losing money, but all the costs have been covered.

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BREAKEVEN

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16
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fixed irrespective of the production

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FIXED COST-OVERHEAD COSTS

17
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What called with direct relation to the production volume

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VARIABLE COSTS
PRODUCTION COSTS

18
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a formal procedure for investigating our ideas about the world using statistics.

Required when making inferences or generalizations.

optional for studies that involve prototype building

Descriptive studies entail descriptive statistics

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TEST OF HYPOTHESIS

19
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2 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

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Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Location

20
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(Mean, Median, Mode), (Variance, Standard Deviation, Range)

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Measures of Central Tendency

21
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(Percentile, Decile, Quartile)

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Measures of Location

22
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direction of data

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Skewness

23
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peakedness or flatness of distribution

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Kurtosis