Unit 1- Statistics Flashcards
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Statistics
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Help gathers information, understanding patterns, and making inferences about the world around us
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Mean
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Average # of a data set
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Median
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Middle value of a data set
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Mode
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Most repeated # of a data set
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Range
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Max data value - Min data value
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Standard Deviation
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The difference between each score
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Percentile Rank
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Percent of people who scored lower than a certain individual
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Quantitative Data
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Numbers and measurable data
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Qualitative Data
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Descriptive data and understanding experiences
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Inferential Statistics
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How well the sample infers things
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Statistical Significance
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Less than a 5% chance the results occur by chance (p=0.05)