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    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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    declare any official language. In fact‚ the Constitution was originally published in several languages including English‚ German and French. Recently‚ however‚ there have been efforts to declare English the nation’s official language. Those in support of official English claim it is a justified measure because they believe it will promote unity‚ empower immigrants and increase efficiency in government. Not only are these so-called justifications horribly misguided‚ but also they completely disregard

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    information. It has articles on nearly every topic and has millions of editors around the world. However‚ just because it has a lot of information doesn’t mean that it is all good information. Academic writing is a very accurate type of writing that can require many unbiased‚ reliable‚ credible‚ and relevant sources. I do not think all Wikipedia articles are held to these standards and so‚ I do not believe Wikipedia is an acceptable source for academic writing. Wikipedia is largely supposed to be

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    Outline and assess whether crime statistics give an accurate measure of actual crime Crime is seen as behaviour that breaks the law in a particular society. What is considered to be a crime also changes over time‚ often as a result of government legislation and also people’s attitudes‚ this may have an effect on how crime is recorded. Because the definition of ‘crime’ changes frequently‚ this may not paint an accurate picture of what crimes are committed and in a result of this‚ sociologists talk

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    One day I hope to become an NHL Official‚ Officiating hockey is a very overlooked career because most people don’t even know that it is a full time job. In fact‚ the National Hockey League spends millions of dollars every year on the development and training of its officials. Also‚ the NHL trusts elite groups with all the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the world’s fastest game. A career in the field of a national hockey league official requires physical testing‚ rule knowledge‚

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    I have 5 points. 1. Assertion: Elected officials would have a personal stake in the Public School educational system. Reasoning: By creating this law‚ elected officials would have a personal stake in the Educational System. If a public official sends his/her kids to a public school‚ then that elected official will have an actual‚ personal stake in the way our public school system turns out. It put their kids on a pressing issue on fixing public schools for forces politicians to take action. Now‚

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    Lecture Notes on Introductory Statistics‚ I (P.P. Leung) Lecture notes are based on the following textbook: N.A. Weiss (2012)‚ Introductory Statistics‚ 9th edition‚ Pearson. Chapter 1 The Nature of Statistics 統計本質 §1.1 Two kinds of Statistics §1.4 Other Sampling Designs (其他抽樣方法) Chapter 1 The Nature of Statistics 統計本質 What is Statistics? 何謂統計? From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopaedia: Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection‚ analysis‚ interpretation

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    Normal(88.532‚5.07943) Normal(97.1033‚5.04488) Normal(107.15‚5.15367) Summary Statistics Mean 88.532 Std Dev 5.0794269 Std Err Mean 0.2271589 Upper 95% Mean 88.978306 Lower 95% Mean 88.085694 N 500 Sum 44266 Summary Statistics Mean 97.103333 Std Dev 5.0448811 Std Err Mean 0.2912663 Upper 95% Mean 97.676525 Lower 95% Mean 96.530142 N 300 Sum 29131 Summary Statistics Mean 107.15 Std Dev 5.1536687 Std Err Mean

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    associated with using Official Statistics as a research method” Official statistics are secondary data produced by national and local government bodies. They either provide qualitative or quantitative (sometimes both) information on all major areas of the population’s lives such as births‚ deaths‚ marriage and divorce. The Office for National Statistics collects the government’s statistics and they collect their data from surveys such as the Census. They also collect statistics for both unemployment

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    ‘Stop’ where a full stop has to be used. • Avoid using words like ‘Mr’ or ‘Shri’. • Write the message briefly. Do not worry about grammatical errors. • In the space marked ‘Senders name’ you should write the name in one word. In case of an official telegram‚ the designation of the sender and the name of the company should be given. • Numerals are not used in the telegram. For 10 pm‚ you should write Ten Night. • No column should be left blank. • Only the actual message and the sender’s

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