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CNSL |503 |Module |1 | |exam |with |verified |
answers
Statistics |- |Encompasses |the |mathematical |field |that |allows |us |to |organize, |summarize, |describe, |and |
interpret |different |forms |of |information
Data |(datum) |- |Small |and |large |sets |of |information
What |are |statistics |important? |- |1) |allows |data |to |be |described |and |communicated |succinctly |and |
concisely |
2) |means |by |which |researchers |communicate |their |work |with |one |another |and |the |general |public, |
clear |and |understandable |
3) |allow |inferences |to |be |drawn |about |data, |particularly |when |it |is |not |feasible |to |collect |info |from |all
|members |of |a |certain |group |
4)equip |us |with |the |necessary |tools |needed |to |make |everyday |decisions
Variable |- |Measurable |characteristics |that |can |vary |in |value
Qualitative |variable |- |Non-numerical |terms, |using |labels |or |categories |(religion, |ethnicity, |eye |color, |
career)
Quantitative |variable |- |Measured |in |numerical |terms |(weight, |height, |hr |rate, |test |score)
Discrete |variable |- |quantitative |variable |that |is |organized |by |whole |numbers |(0,1,2,3...) |(number |of |
people, |children, |animals)
independent |variable |- |Variable |that |is |manipulated |in |an |experiment
Dependent |variable |- |The |variable |that |is |measured |for |any |observation |effect
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CNSL | 503 |Module | 1 | |exam |with |verified |

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Statistics |- |Encompasses |the |mathematical |field |that |allows |us |to |organize, |summarize, |describe, |and | interpret |different |forms |of |information Data |(datum) |- |Small |and |large |sets |of |information What |are |statistics |important? |- |1) |allows |data |to |be |described |and |communicated |succinctly |and | concisely |

  1. |means |by |which |researchers |communicate |their |work |with |one |another |and |the |general |public, | clear |and |understandable |
  2. |allow |inferences |to |be |drawn |about |data, |particularly |when |it |is |not |feasible |to |collect |info |from |all |members |of |a |certain |group | 4)equip |us |with |the |necessary |tools |needed |to |make |everyday |decisions Variable |- |Measurable |characteristics |that |can |vary |in |value Qualitative |variable |- |Non-numerical |terms, |using |labels |or |categories |(religion, |ethnicity, |eye |color, | career) Quantitative |variable |- |Measured |in |numerical |terms |(weight, |height, |hr |rate, |test |score) Discrete |variable |- |quantitative |variable |that |is |organized |by |whole |numbers |(0,1,2,3...) |(number |of | people, |children, |animals) independent |variable |- |Variable |that |is |manipulated |in |an |experiment Dependent |variable |- |The |variable |that |is |measured |for |any |observation |effect

Control |variable |- |A |variable |that |remains |unchanged |throughout |the |experiment Extraneous |or |confounding |variables |- |Include |any |variables |that |could |unintentionally |affect |the | dependent |variable Qualitative |variables |are |measured |by |- |Nominal |or |ordinal |scales Nominal |scale |- |Variables |that |provide |categorical |info |(blood |type, |college |majors, |room |numbers) | (not |greater |than |or |less |than) Ordinal |scale |- |Categorical |info, |ranking, |or |measure |(finishing |spots |1st, |2nd, |3rd; |shirt |sizes, |) |(it | does |differ |by |not |clear |by |how |much |) Ratio |scale |- |There |exists |an |absolute |zero, | 0 |has |a |meaning |(cups |of |coffee, |height, |weight) Interval |scale |- |Variable |dose |not |have |ana |absolute |or |meaningful |zero |(temperature) |it |can |have | negative |values sample |- |Smaller |subset |of |a |group Population |- |Includes |every |every |member |within |a |particular |group |being |studied descriptive |statistics |- |Involves |analyses |that |provide |a |way |to |summarize |and |describe |data. | Descriptive |stats |involve |calculations |such |as |the |mean, |median, |mode, |standard |deviation, |variance | and |range |of |a |set |of |scores Inferential |statistics |- |Are |performed |for |researchers |to |make |inferences |and |generalizations |about | populations |based |on |data |gathered |from |samples. |Calculations |used |for |hypothesis |testing |(z-score, | t-tests, |ANOVA, |and |correlation |all |analyses)