Assigmnment 1 Question 1: Give a comprehensive account of the importance of Statistics to you (i) as a government agent‚ (ii) as a Public Administrator‚ (iii) as an individual Statistics‚ is study of the systematic collection‚ organization‚ and interpretation of data. This includes the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. Is is therefore safe to say that Statistics‚ as a discipline‚ is the development and application of methods to collect‚ analyze and
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hypothesis: The mean regular unleaded gas prices for your region is the same as that in the study µ 0 = 3.16 Alternate hypothesis: The mean regular unleaded gas prices for your region is greater than that in the study µ A > 3.16 Find the t-test statistic: t=(x(bar) - µ 0 )/(s/sqrt(n)) t = (3.1948 – 3.16)/(0.0889/sqrt(25)) t = 1.957255343 Find the P-value: P = 0.03102312 Write a conclusion in context. Since we are using a 1% level of significance‚ the -level is 0.01. Since P> 0.01‚ we
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Course: Applied Statistics 3.00 Credit Hours‚ fall 2014‚ ADP (Accounting and finance) Instructor: Sonia Iqbal Email: Sonia.iqbal@uogsialkot.edu.pk INTRODUCTION 1.1 Meaning of Statistics:- Statistics is a subject consisting of rules‚ methods and techniques of collecting data and presenting large amount of numerical information. It is also used to draw inference about the population on the basis of sample For example‚ to check the performance of a student is being studied. Data will be collected
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Official statistics are published by the Home Office regarding the number of different types of crimes committed and the backgrounds of those responsible. Official statistics are published annually and are used to compare the difference in crime year by year‚ from this government policies are revised and adjusted where they see fit. Some sociologists see the statistics as an invaluable source of information whereas others question their accuracy. Positivists and Functionalists have taken official
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Descriptive Statistics Descriptive statistics is the analysis of data that summarize data in a way such that‚ meaningful patterns emerge from the data. Descriptive statistics do not allow us to reach to the conclusions beyond the data we have analyzed regarding any hypotheses we might have made. They simply describe our data. Measures of Central Tendency: these are ways of describing the central position of a frequency distribution for a group of data through: Mode: Sum of all observations divided
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Statistics Investigation Introduction A new drug was developed that was claimed to lower the cholesterol level in humans. A leading heart specialist was interested to know if the claim made by the company selling the drug was accurate. They enlisted the help of 50 patients. They agreed to take part in an experiment in which 25 patients would be randomly allocated to a group that would take the new drug and the other 25 would take an identical looking pill that was a placebo (a sugar pill that
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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
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Research and statistics for managerial decision making Assignment 2 Mohammed Ahmed Ali
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Crime Statistics The crime statistics focus on giving out specific detailed information to the public and the government of United States about all the crime taken place in a certain period of time. The crime related information for the statistics is collected and published by different federal government agencies such as FBI‚ the department of Justice‚ the National Institute of Justice‚ etc. The statistics include data about how much crime is there; when and where crime occurs; what type of crime
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1-2 Test 100 points In order to receive full credit‚ please show all work for every problem. You are welcome to use your calculator‚ book and notes‚ but please take this test on your own. 1. In your own words‚ explain what parameters and statistics are and what the difference is between them. Give an example to clarify. (10 points) 2. According to Consumer Reports‚ a random sample of 35 new cars gave an average of 21.1 mpg. What is the variable being studied? What is
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