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Describe the process of statistical analysis? |
- Define a goal of the study - Consider all of the available data you have access to. - Collect further data if the available data are not appropriate. - Summarise and analyse data - Draw conclusions and answer or reformulate the question |
Define a goal |
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Explain the basic concept of surveying? |
Collecting data on a selection of members of a population to investigate the properties of a population. |
Collecting data on a |
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What is a sample? |
A sample is made of individuals and their observed data. A Sample is a proportion of the accessible information on members of a population. |
Proportion of |
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What is sampling? |
A method that we employ to collect information on a sample. |
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What is the goal of a survey? |
The goal of a survey is to make inference on a population from the data in a sample |
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