Week 4 Lecture Statistics Flashcards

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Statistics

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A set of tools and techniques that are used for describing, organizing, and interpreting information or data

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2
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The snunkoople effect

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what we find funny

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3
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Two Main Types of Statistics

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  • descriptive statistics –> Describing data
  • inferential statistics –> make prediction
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4
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Descriptive statistics

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  • Organize
  • Summarize
  • Simplify
  • Presentation of data

Used to describe the basic features of the data in a study

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inferential statistics

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  • Generalize from samples to population
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Relationships among variables

Trying to reach conclusions that extend beyond the immediate data alone.

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6
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sample

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subset of a population

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7
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population

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group you want to make inferences about

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8
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Statistics is important for ________ and _________ science

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producing, consuming

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