stats test 1 Unit 1: Introduction: What are Statistics? What is Research? Flashcards
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Statistics
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Statistics is the science of making accurate and reliable observations, decisions, and predictions about populations (what is a population; Unit 3) by using only information obtained from samples.
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Descriptive Statistics
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- information derived from samples to summarize and describe samples in general.
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Inferential Statistics
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information derived from samples to make predictions about population
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Form 1 Question
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a question in which we are only concerned about a single characteristic or variable
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Form 2 Question
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a question in which we are concerned about how 2 characteristics (variables) are related to one another.
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Form 3 Question
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a question in which we are concerned about how one characteristic (variable) can be used to predict another characteristic (variable).
