MB0040 – Statistics for Management - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1129) Assignment Set - 1 (60 Marks) Q1. Define “Statistics”. What are the functions of Statistics? Distinguish between Primary data and Secondary data. Answer: Statistics is usually and loosely defined as: 1. A collection of numerical data that measure something. 2. The science of recording‚ organizing‚ analyzing and reporting quantitative information. Professor A.L. Bowley gave several definitions of Statistics. He defined
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distribution function for 100 normal random numbers. The K-S test is based on the maximum distance between these two curves. Characteristics and Limitations of the K-S TestAn attractive feature of this test is that the distribution of the K-S test statistic itself does not depend on the underlying cumulative distribution function being tested. Another advantage is that it is an exact test (the chi-square goodness-of-fit test depends on an adequate sample size for the approximations to be valid). Despite
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vital statistics of populations studied probability through games of chance‚ gambling | 18th Century | Laplace‚ Gauss | normal curve‚ regression through study of astronomy | 19th Century | Quetelet Galton | astronomer who first applied statistical analyses to human biologystudied genetic variation in humans(used regression and correlation) | 20th Century (early) | PearsonGossett (Student) Fisher | studied natural selection using correlation‚ formed first academic department of statistics‚ Biometrika
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“ Statistics should be interpreted with caution as they can be misleading; they can both lie and tell the truth” Statistics are being used everyday to describe things in working and studying areas to show the productivity of the results they are hoping for. Therefore‚ people observe and notice alternative objects the world around. Throughout this fact‚ similarities and differences are such features that could endanger or turned out as advantages. This is called statistics. Explanations
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Statistics Quiz 2 Prof. Fierimonte Name Shana Hicks .5 MULTIPLE CHOICE Find the indicated probability. | 1) The table below describes the smoking habits of a group of asthma sufferers. 1) | | Light | Heavy | | Non-smoker | Smoker | Smoker | Total | Men | 431 | 44 | 41 | 516 | Women | 378 | 37 | 48 | 463 | Total | 809 | 81 | 89 | 979 | If two different people are randomly selected from the 979 subjects‚ find the probability
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The History of statistics can be said to start around 1749 although‚ over time‚ there have been changes to the interpretation of the word statistics. In early times‚ the meaning was restricted to information about states. This was later extended to include all collections of information of all types‚ and later still it was extended to include the analysis and interpretation of such data. In modern terms‚ "statistics" means both sets of collected information‚ as in national accounts and temperature
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Statistics is the study of the collection‚ organization‚ analysis‚ interpretation‚ and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of this‚ including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. ( according to mister Wikipedia) Statistik adalah satu bidang pengumpulan‚ pengurusan‚ pengaanalisaan‚ penerangan‚ dan pembentangan data. Ia merangkumi setiap aspect termasuklah merancang proses pengumpulan data melalui olahan kajiselidik dan eksperimen. Statistic
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Reliability and Validity Paper Markesha Norfleet Oct. 29‚ 2012 BSHS/382 Angela Colistra Reliability and Validity Paper In human services profession there are a large amount of data that are collected and analyzed to make decisions regarding what is in the best interest of each individual. The majority of the data that is collected in the human services research are based on the tests. The research and test is conducted to provide the most effective program possible to help individuals. The
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self-reports and observations‚ and understand and use: aims and hypotheses (directional and non-directional) operationalisation of variables (including independent and dependent variables) pilot studies control of extraneous variables reliability and validity sampling techniques (including random‚ opportunity and volunteer) demand characteristics and investigator effects Exploring Psychology Study and Revision Guide for AS Level AQA A. Proof Copy. (c) Oxford University Press 2010
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Statistics is the study of the collection‚ organization‚ analysis‚ interpretation‚ and presentation of data.[1][2] It deals with all aspects of this‚ including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. In mathematics‚ a graph is a representation of a set of objects where some pairs of the objects are connected by links. The interconnected objects are represented by mathematical abstractions called vertices‚ and the links that connect some pairs of vertices
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