Statistical Models Flashcards

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A statistical model gives a simple

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description of relationships in the dataset

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A statistical model uses

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maths to summarise a dataset relative to multiple variables.

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3
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——— statistics use statistical models

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inferential

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4
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Correlation is an example of a

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statistical model

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5
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Data = model + ……….

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error

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6
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error is sometimes called

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residuals

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7
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The smaller the error, the better the model —–

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“fit”.

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8
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A z-score describes

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the position of a raw score in terms of its distance from the mean, when measured in standard deviation units.

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9
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The z-score is —— if the value lies above the mean, and —— if it lies below the mean. A z-score of 1 = 1SD away from the mean.

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positive, negative

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10
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z-scores tell how an

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individual sits within a distribution.

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11
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whats the difference between a hsitogram and a density plot

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a histogram shows the counts of values in each range, while a density plot shows the proportion of values in each range.

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12
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The p value is a measure of

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probability

IT IS A DECISION MAKING TOOL

its NOT
-probability that null hypothess is true,
-the probability you are making the wrong deciion
-It is not the probably that if you ran the study again, you would obtain the same result that % of the time.
-It does not mean you found an important effect.
-It does not reflect the size of the effect.

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13
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Pvalue is a ——– assessment

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Dichotomous assessment.

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14
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Pvalue is a dependant on

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Dependent on your alpha value and your p value.

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15
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The alpha is typically set at

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0.05 meaning that p<.05 is deemed statistically significant.

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16
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In setting your alpha value you are balancing

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Type I and Type II errors.

17
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Effect size

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Measure of the strength of the effect.

18
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There are different ways to measure effect size,

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e.g. r2, Cohen’s d.

19
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A statistical hypothesis test is a test of

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the statistical hypothesis, not the research hypothesis.

20
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the goal behind statistical hypothesis testing is not to eliminate errors, but to

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minimise them.

21
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. A statistical test is pretty much the same. The single most important design principle of the test is to control the probability of a type I error, to keep it below some fixed probability. This probability is called the

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significance level of the test

22
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A “powerful” hypothesis test is one that has a small value of ——, while still keeping —- fixed at some (small) desired level.

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beta, alpha

23
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critical values since they define the

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edges of the critical region

24
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If the data allow us to reject the null hypothesis, we say that “the result is

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statistically significant

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Significant in the context of statistics does not mean
important, it rather means indicates
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All that “statistically significant” means is that the data allowed us to
reject a null hypothesis.