Unit 1 Flashcards
Statistics Basics
1
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Data table
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an arrangement of data in which each row represents a case and each column represents a variable
2
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case
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An individual about whom or which we have data
3
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Respondent
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Some who responds to a survey
4
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Subject
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A human experimental unit. AKA participant
5
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Participant
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A human experimental unit. AKA Subject
6
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Experimental unit
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An individual in a study for whom or for which data values are recorded
7
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Record
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Information about an individual in a database
8
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Variable
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Holds information about the same characteristic for many cases
9
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Sample
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What we study in order to understand a larger population
10
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Population
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All the cases that we want information on
11
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categorical variable
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a variable that names categories
12
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quantitative variable
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a variable in which the numbers act like numerical values
