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25 Cards in this Set
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Statistics
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method for organizing and interpreting data
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Data
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numerical facts
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Descriptive statistics
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e.g., CSUF student body is 58% female
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Inferential staitistics
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e.g., in the U.S., there are more women in college
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Variables
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e.g., your height
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Constant
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e.g., one value over everybody
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Population
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whole group
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Samples
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one group
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Statistic
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Discrete
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e.g., color; student
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Continuous
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e.g., weight; height; grades
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Nominal
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Ordinal
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Interval
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Ratio
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Non-parametric
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Parametric
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Types of variables
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-discrete
-continuous |
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Scales of Measurement
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-Nominal
-Ordinal -Interval -Ratio |
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Types of Statistics
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-non-parametric
-parametric |
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Independent variables
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-what is controlled
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Dependent variables
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-effect
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Experimental research
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-controlled IV
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Correlational research
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-just see what happens
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Order of operations
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1. parentheses
2. exponents 3. multiplication (and division) 4. summation sigma 5. addiction (and subtraction) |
