stats Flashcards

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is a branch of applied mathematics which deals with the collection organization presentation analysis and interpretation off data.

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Statistics

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develop and apply appropriate methods in collecting and analyzing data.

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Statisticians

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  • deals with the collection and presentation of data and collection of summarizing values
    to describe its group characteristics.
  • The most common summarizing values are the measures of central tendency and variation.
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Descriptive Statistics

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  • deals with predictions and inferences based on the analysis and interpretation of the results of information gathered by the statistician.
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Inferential Statistics

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5
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is a numerical characteristics or attributes associated with a population being studied.

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variable

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is a numerical characteristics or attributes associated with a population being studied.

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variable

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7
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are classified according to some attributes or categories.

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Categorical or Qualitative Variables

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are variables that are classified according to numerical characteristics such as height, age, number of children and speed.

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Numerical Valued or Quantitative Variables

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Numerical-valued variables are also classified in two groups.

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Discrete
Continuous

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10
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variable whose values are obtained by counting.

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Discrete

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is a variable whose values are obtained by measuring such as temperature distance area density age height weight all of which cannot be put into a list because they can have any value in some interval of real numbers.

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Continuous

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