mmw Flashcards
a rule that relates values from a set of value to a second set of value
relation
a set of ordered pairs (x,y)
relation
what are the terms that can be used in x?
input, independent variable, domain, and abscissa
what are the terms that can be used in y?
output, dependent variable, range, ordinate
types of relation
one-to-one
one-to-many
many-to-one
many-to-many
a relation where each element in the domain is related to only one value in the range
function
identify if it is a function of not:
{(2, 3), (-1, 2), (2, 5), (4, 3)}
not function
identify if it is a function of not:
{(2, 3), (-1, 2), (3, 5), (4, 3)}
function
the development, execution, and supervision of plans, policies, programs, and practices that control the value of data information
data management
the process is what statistics is all about
data management
a branch of math dealing with the collection, organization, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data
statistics
how do we manage data?
we gather, organize, represent, and interpret
Data Gathering
direct or interview method
indirect or questionnaire method
registration method
observation method
experimental method
Data collected from whatever manner is called
raw data
Data can be classified according to the scale of measurement that four (4) levels of measurement:
nominal scale
ordinal scale
interval scale
retro scale
assigns names or labels
nominal scale
assigns numbers or labels to observations with implied ordering (highest/lowest)
ordinal scale
assigns real numbers to reflect distance between rank positions
interval scale
assigns numbers to observations to reflect the existence of absolute zero point
retro scale
different ways or forms to present data
textual form
tabular form
graphical form
makes use of words, sentences, and paragraphs; commonly used when there are only few numerical data
textual form
a systematic presentation of data in rows and columns
tabular form
shows numerical values in pictorial form
graphical form