Uses of Statistics HCS/438 August 2‚ 2011 Mike Janson Uses of Statistics The use of statistics has been proven to assist the understanding of information‚ data‚ in many ways. Statistical information is not just collected‚ but it is also organized and quantified‚ providing a clearer picture for further study. This writer will explain how statistics are used in my personal workplace‚ and describe aspects of the statistics used. Statistics in Personal Workplace My personal workplace is what
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often ambiguous‚ unclear‚ and indeterminate. Statisticians help individuals resolve the vagueness of life by developing characterizations and drawing conclusions surrounding these questions (American Statistical Association [ASA]‚ 2008). Statistics is a division of mathematics that centers on the collection and evaluation of data‚ which can be drawn upon to make conclusions (Aron‚ Aron‚ & Coups‚ 2006‚ 2). Two branches of statistics exist‚ including descriptive and inferential domains. Extrapolation
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Descriptive Statistics | 4-6 | 2 2.1 2.2 | Estimated regression equations. Independent Variable- Annual Income. Independent Variable- Household Size | 7 8 9 | 3 | Better predictor of annual credit card charges | 10 | 4 | Independent variables- Annual income and Household size | 11 | 5 | Forecasting Annual Credit Charge | 12 | 6 | Need for other independent variables | 13 | 7 | Test the significance of the overall regression model | 14 | 8 | Test the significance of the individual regression
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In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mocking-Bird‚ the importance of understanding individual difference is shown in part one of the book. Showing us each character is different in there own way‚ shows individual difference through each character in the book. Some characters that show individual difference are Atticus‚ Boo Radley and Miss Maudie Atkinson. Atticus shows individual difference by how he is not as racist as the rest Maycomb County. A widower with a dry sense of humor‚ Atticus has instilled
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the individual-rights perspective and the public-order advocates. Individual-rights advocate is one who seek to protect personal freedoms within the process of criminal justice. Public-order is one who seek believe that under certain circumstance involving a crime threat to public safety‚ the interest of sociality should take precedence over individual rights. The USA PATRIOT Act has been very controversial to Americans‚ simply for the fact that many believe this act invades many individual rights
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EXERCISE IN STATISTICS Below are hypothetical data. (1) Organize them in bivariate tables to answer the problems below. Determine the statistics to use for each. 1. Are sex and occupation associated? 2. Are age and income correlated? 3. Are educational attainment and sex associated? 4. Are civil status and occupation associated? 5. Are occupation and income related N>E> you may use data transformation (from interval data to nominal data) Respondent No. Age Sex Civil Status Educational attainment
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Official Statistics on crime are often likened to the ¡§tip of an Iceberg¡¨. Critically assess this assertion in light of the ¡§dark figure¡¨ of crime and any new forms of data that can provide a clearer picture of the true extent of crime. Crime is continuously changing in its definition in people¡¦s perceptions with no complex classification being universally accepted. This forms the basis of the problems faced when attempting to count crime‚ who determines what crime is; the government of the
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Descriptive Statistics 1.1 Descriptive vs. Inferential There are two main branches of statistics: descriptive and inferential. Descriptive statistics is used to say something about a set of information that has been collected only. Inferential statistics is used to make predictions or comparisons about a larger group (a population) using information gathered about a small part of that population. Thus‚ inferential statistics involves generalizing beyond the data‚ something that descriptive
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CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE NATIONAL STATISTICAL ORGANISATION MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA www.mospi.gov.in CSO‚ SARDAR PATEL BHAVAN‚ SANSAD MARG‚ NEW DELHI - 110 001 Energy Statistics 2013 ENERGY STATISTICS 2013 (Twentieth Issue) CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE Energy Statistics 2013 FOREWORD Energy
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Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection‚ analysis‚ interpretation or explanation‚ and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines‚ from the physical and social sciences to the humanities. Statistics are also used for making informed decisions and misused for other reasons in all areas of business and government. Statistical methods can be used to summarize or describe a collection of data; this is called descriptive statistics. In
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