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Statistics Flashcards

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Descriptive statistics

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used to describe/summarise the characteristics of a sample or set of data
- such as variables, mean, standard deviation or frequency

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MEAN

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MoCT
> most sensitive measure- exact distance between all values of data
X distorted by extreme values- less representative
X not NOMINAL data or discrete value (1.7 legs)

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MEDIAN

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MoCT
- middle value ordered in list
> ORDINAL data can be used
> not affected by extreme scores
X not as sensitive- exact values not reflected because not all data is used

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MODE

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MoCT
- most frequent occurring value in a set of scores
> discrete data, NOMINAL data can be used, not affected by extreme values
X not useful when there are several modes

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RANGE

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MoD
- arithmetic distance between top and bottom values
- customary to ADD 1
> identifies how spread out the data is- accounts for end values of data set
> extreme results, can’t see the distribution between numbers

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STANDARD DEVIATION

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MoD
- measures the spread out of the set of numbers, in effect the average distance of each number from the mean
> precise measure of dispersion
> all values taken into account
> know if the numbers are closely grouped or spread out
> not as affected by extreme results
X may hide characteristics- extreme values- indicates how far each value id rather than looking at values at each end of a data set

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NORMAL distribution

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BELL CURVE
- mean, median, mode are all in the exacts mid-point
- the distribution is symmetrical around this mid-point

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SKEWED distribution

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  • the mode and the mean are NOT THE SAME SCORE
    POSITIVE SKEW
  • few extreme scores affect mean
  • mean always HIGHER than the median and mode
  • most scores towards the low end
    NEGATIVE SKEW
  • the mean is BELOW the median and mode
  • if marks were plotted for an exam which was very easy so most people got a very high score
    50= mean 80= mode
    LEFT FOOT NEGATIVE RIGHT FOOT POSITIVE
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All graphs need

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  • a title
  • y axis title (DV)
  • x axis title (IV)
  • plot of graph
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Histogram

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  • data should start from 0
  • bars should be touching
  • IV is numerical = CONTINUOUS
    > interval OR ratio
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Line graph

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  • show information is connected
  • change in performance over time
  • date must be continuous
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Pie chart

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  • shows FREQUENCY data
  • each slice = proportion of category
  • total pie is 100%
  • NOMINAL data
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Scatter diagram

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  • only for correlations
  • paired numerical data want to determine whether 2 co-variables are related
  • positive, negative, uncorrelated
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Bar chart

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  • data on the x axis = NOT CONTINUOUS
  • usually in categories
  • spaces between each bar
  • NOMINAL
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Frequency table

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  • may be given table containing raw data
  • or MoCT
  • mean, median, mode
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Inferential statistics

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infers probability and whether results are due to chance
are the significant?

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Probability

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5% chance of error or external cause or chance
95% certainty of results due to real change

18
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When would you use p<_0.01?

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1) testing a new medication
2) challenging established research

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Significant result

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not due to chance
- accept alternative and reject null

20
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non-significant result

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due to chance or other cause
- accept null and reject alternative

21
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Observed value GREATER than critical value

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Chi-squaRed
SpeaRman’s Rho

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Observed value LESS than critical value

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  • wilcoxon
  • sign
  • mann whitney u
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How to calculate SD

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1) calculate the mean of each data set
2) take away the mean from each value in the data set
3) square this number
4) add all of these numbers together- sum of squared differences
5) divide this by n-1 9number of Ps involved|)
6) square root your final answer

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Abstract

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  • snapshot of important info
  • overview of Ps, procedures, results, conclusions etc
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Introduction

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  • overview of previous research
  • start broad then funnel to your specific study
  • aims and hypothesis should leas on logically
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Method

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  • detailed description on what they did, enough detail another person could replicate so include conclusions
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Results

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  • what you found
  • qualitative or quantitative data
  • quantitative analysed with descriptive or inferential statistics
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Discussion

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  • conclude
  • compare to previous research - does it support or refute?
  • evaluate- methodological issues, solutions, give prompts for future research
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Reference

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  • full detail/ titles of all journals and book references used in the report
30
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Appendix

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  • supplements
  • include anything to long to include in main body of text
    -e.g raw data, material used
31
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The peer review process

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  • scrutinised by other experts in that field
    1) study/ write about results
    2) journal editor receives
    3) peers review article and provide feedback
    4) if it doesn’t maintain scientific standards it is rejected
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What is the purpose of a peer review?

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1) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDING
- spend responsibly, decide what is worthwhile
2) PUBLICATION IN RESEARCH JOURNALS & BOOKS
- prevent any incorrect or faulty data entering the public domain
3) ASSESSING RESEARCH RATINGS OF UNI DEPARTMENTS
- funding depends on good ratings from previous REF peer reviews

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Advantages of peer reviews

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> validity/accuracy
further funding to make more improvements
problems highlighted
upholds principles of science and prevents fraud#
adds credibility to the research and field of study

34
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Disadvantages of peer reviews

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X takes time - delays research publication
X hard to find an expert
X peers bring their own bias
X conflict of interest
X publication bias- ‘file drawer effect’ - nulls never published

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