CHAPTER 1 Individuals are the objects described by a set of data. Individuals may be people‚ but they may also be animals or things. A variable is any change of an individual. A variable can take different values for different individuals. A categorical variable places an individual into one of several groups or categories. A quantitative variable takes numerical values for which arithmetic operations such as adding and averaging make sense. The distribution of a variable tells us what values
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November 19‚ 2010 NAME: The Statistics of Poverty and Inequality TYPE: Sample SIZE: 97 observations‚ 8 variables DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT: For 97 countries in the world‚ data are given for birth rates‚ death rates‚ infant death rates‚ life expectancies for males and females‚ and Gross National Product. SOURCES: Day‚ A. (ed.) (1992)‚ _The Annual Register 1992_‚ 234‚ London: Longmans. _U.N.E.S.C.O. 1990 Demographic Year Book_ (1990)‚ New York: United Nations. VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS: Columns 1 -
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A Synopsis of How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff When most people hear or read a statistic‚ they quickly have to decide if the numbers listed are valid or invalid. It is usually assumed that the author of the statistic is knowledgeable in the field to which the statistic pertains. However‚ on many occasions‚ the statistic is false‚ due to the author’s wording. Darrell Huff’s novel How to Lie with Statistics is a manual that can help individuals catch these lies. The novel allows readers
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(SY16C) -INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES SUMMER SCHOOL 2012/2013- COURSE OUTLINE Lecturer: Ayesha Facey Office: Room 46‚ Faculty of Social Sciences Office #: 970-6324 E-mail: ayeshafcy@yahoo.com COURSE OBJECTIVE This course aims to introduce students to basic univariate and bivariate statistics. A student who successfully completes this course will possess a reasonable level of knowledge of basic statistics and their interpretations
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1 LANGLEY HIGH SCHOOL 2013 AP STATISTICS SUMMER ASSIGNMENT Welcome to AP Statistics! You have selected a course unlike any other math course. The purpose of this Summer Assignment is to: 1. Give you information on what to expect‚ and how this course is different from other math courses. 2. Refresh your knowledge on statistics topics that you should know prior to this course. 3. Give you a chance to demonstrate your ability to analyze data and write conclusions. The Assignment is divided
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1. PART ONE 1.1 Introduction Haw Par Corporation Limited is a multinational corporation engaged in healthcare‚ leisure businesses securities and real estate investment‚ among which we will mainly focus on Haw Par’s traditional business sector-the healthcare segment‚ which includes 9 subsidiaries (Annual report‚ 2010). Based on revenues generated and locations of manufacturing facilities‚ two prominent geographical markets‚ Asia and America‚ are selected for discussion. We will look into the competitive
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08 ETHE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND APPLIED STATISTICS First Semester Examination 2010 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (STAT1008) Writing Period: 3 hours duration Study Period: 15 minutes duration Permitted Material: Non-programmable calculator‚ dictionary and 1 A4 page with notes on both sides Instructions to Candidates: • Attempt ALL questions. • Each question is of equal mark value. • Start your solution to each question on a new page. • To ensure full marks
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There is a lot of anxiety among medical practitioners‚ both senior and junior concerning certain topics like statistics and epidemiology. The anxiety in some situations becomes quite acute causing stress to themselves as well as their students. Good research draws on statistics to prove certain findings and to establish associations. However statistics is definitely not everything in research. Identifying a topic of research‚ writing up the objectives‚ planning the right design‚ coming up with
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Mitchell Swim Mrs. Miller Period 1 Money Ball Statistics When you think of the word statistics‚ what is the first thing you think of? If this is Mrs. Miller reading this than you are probably thinking about math. However‚ most sports fans would think about baseball. They cannot have a conversation about baseball without mentioning someone’s statistics. The player’s stats tell all about what he has done is his time playing the sport. It can even tell who is better at each category like hitting
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Case #4: Competition in the Golf Equipment Industry in 2008 2. Competition in the golf industry in 2008 is incredibly fierce. This is due to the fact that there is a decline in the number of golfers and the number of rounds played. Golf is viewed by many as a recreational event‚ or in other words something to do for fun. As the recent economy has had a downturn the golf industry has reflected this. Golf on most consumers list has moved towards the bottom has disposable incomes and salaries decrease
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