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Elementary Statistics 2004

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show Observations (such as measurements, genders, survey responses) that have been collected  
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show A collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data and then organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on the data  
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show The complete collection of all elements (scores, people, measurements, and so on) to be studied  
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Population   show
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Census   show
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show A subcollection of members selected from a population  
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show must be collected in an appropriate way, such as through a process of random selection  
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If sample data are not collected in a appropriate way,   show
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TYPES OF DATA???   show
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Parameter   show
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Parameter   show
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Statistic   show
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Based on a sample   show
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Quantitative data   show
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show weights of supermodels  
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Interval level of measurement   show
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show Data that can be arranged in order and for which differences between data values are meaningful  
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show shoe sizes [US vs Europe] and temperature  
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Interval data   show
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show Data that can be arranged in order, for which differences between data values are meaningful, and there is an inherent zero starting point.  
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Ratio level of measurement   show
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show prices of textbooks; $50 is half of $100  
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Ratio level of measurement   show
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show is continuous.  
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show HIGHEST LEVEL OF DATA  
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Ratio level of measurement   show
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show can be further distinguished between discrete and continuous.  
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show Data that results when the number of possible values is either a finite number or a “countable” numbers.  
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show Counting-type things  
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Discrete Data   show
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Continuous (numerical) Data   show
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Continuous (numerical) Data   show
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show amounts of milk from cows  
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Qualitative (or categorical or attribute) data   show
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show The genders (male/female) of professional athletes  
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Nominal Level of Measurement   show
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Nominal Level of Measurement   show
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show cannot be arranged in an ordering scheme (such as low to high)  
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Nominal Level of Measurement   show
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show Colors of cars driven by college students (red, black, blue, etc.  
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Ordinal Level of Measurement   show
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Ordinal Level of Measurement   show
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show Ranking cities; those ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etcBut, the differences between ranks are meaningless  
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Money and Counting are   show
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show Interval  
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Ages are   show
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show always convenience sampling  
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show self-selected surveyBad samplesSmall samplesMisleading graphsPictographsLoaded Questions  
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show Order of Questions  
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Misuses of Statistics   show
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Randomness   show
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Observational Study   show
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show Data are observed, measured, and collected at one point in time.  
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show Data are collected from the past by going back in time.  
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Prospective (or Longitudinal or Cohort) Study   show
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show Apply some treatment and then observe its effects on the subjects. (Experimental group.) Doing something to affect what happens.  
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Experimental Key Elements   show
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control   show
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show Occurs in an experiment when the experimenter is not able to distinguish between the effects of different factors.  
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Blinding   show
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Double-blind   show
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Blocks   show
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show Subjects are put into blocks through a process of random selection  
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show Subjects are very carefully chosen so that those in each block are similar in the ways that are important to the experiment.  
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show Selection so that each has an equal chance of being selected  
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show of size n  
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show Select some starting point and then select every Kth element in the population  
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systematic sampling   show
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show Use results that are easy to get, choosing the first 10 people who get off work  
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show Subdivide the population into at least two different subgroups that share the same characteristics, then draw a sample from each subgroup (or stratum  
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Cluster Sampling   show
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Sampling Error   show
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Nonsampling Error   show
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