Statistics: The Applications of Statistics Kashaf Bakali 201105803 Qatar University Post Foundation English 203 – 106 December 17‚ 2012 Dr. James Scotland What is statistics? Statistics is a study which includes the collection‚ analysis‚ organization‚ interpretation and presentation of data. The collection‚ organization‚ analysis‚ interpretation and presentation of data help people in numerous ways; from prediction of diseases and weather up to being useful in business. These
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techniques can be used to analyze nominal level data to describe variables‚ examine relationships among variables‚ and determine differences between groups in distribution-free or non-normally distributed samples. The assumptions of nonparametric statistics are: (1) values from measurement of study variables need not be normally distributed in the sample‚ and (2) the level of measurement of study variables is usually nominal or ordinal. The mode is the only measure of central tendency that can be calculated
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Descriptive essay is a genre of essay which is used to describe a certain subject: a person‚ a thing‚ a place‚ a memory‚ experience‚ situation... A good descriptive essay should make the readers feel like they are present in the scene. As other essays‚ a descriptive essay usually has three parts: introduction‚ body paragraphs and conclusion. In the first part: introduction‚ the writer must have a sentence to introduce the subject with many kinds of techniques. Besides‚ there should be some more
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Omkar & Yaying Wednesday 5-6pm WEEK 3 BES PASS Descriptive Statistics Population - a set of all possible observations. Sample - a portion of a population. We often use information concerning a sample to make an inference (conclusion) about the population. Parameter - describes a characteristic of the population‚ eg: the population variance Statistic- describes a characteristic of a sample‚ eg: the sample variance Frequency Distribution and Histograms Class - a collection of
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that your staff understands the basics of healthcare statistics and research. You decide to create a training packet that will be distributed to all employees in your department. For newly hired employees‚ the packet will assist them in learning the basics of the department. For current employees‚ the packet will serve as a review in order to maintain sharpened skills throughout the department. Create a written training piece (traditional paper‚ handout‚ outline‚ etc.) that explains the following
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IMPORTANCE OF STATISTICS In today’s world we are faced with situations everyday where statistics can be applied. Statistics can be used to determine the potential outcome of thousands of things where the human mind alone wouldn’t be able to. Statistics benefits all of us because we are able to predict the future based on data we have previously gathered. Being able to predict the future not only changes our lifestyle but also helps us be more efficient and effective. Statistics is the science of
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Subject Areas Use of Statistics 1. World of Sports • Enter results from the different tournaments around the world • Research projects to improve the quality of the game and keep the fans interested • provide analysis on players and team strategy‚ as well as tackle larger research projects • statistical t tools include basic regression analysis‚ logistic regression‚ Monte Carlo simulation‚ classification‚ and hierarchical regression 2. Education • Statistics provides simple yet instant information
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Recently more NFL players have been kneeling instead of standing during the national anthem at their football games. The reason for this is because they believe that African Americans and people of color are being brutally mistreated by police officers around America. There have been barbaric videos of this cruelty posted on facebook‚ instagram‚ youtube‚ and other social media venues. On September 28‚ 2017 President Donald Trump said‚ “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners
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On the morning of June 8‚ 1964‚ the sheriff of Gila County‚ Arizona took into custody one Gerald Gault‚ without notifying his parents‚ after his neighbor‚ Mrs. Ora Cook‚ reported receiving a offense and inappropriate phone call from the 15 year old boy. Once his mother found out where he was‚ the county’s Children’s Detention Home‚ she was not permitted to take him home. According to Gault‚ it was his friend Ronald Lewis who made the phone call and once Gault heard Lewis talking on the phone in such
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