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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WHAT IS STATISTICS? Statistics is the mathematical science involved in the application of quantitative principles to the collection‚ analysis‚ and presentation of numerical data. The practice of statistics utilizes data from some population in order to describe it meaningfully‚ to draw conclusions from it‚ and make informed decisions. The population may be a community‚ an organization‚ a production line‚ a service counter‚ or a phenomenon such as the weather. Statisticians determine which quantitative
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better decisions when they use all available information in an effective and meaningful way. The primary role of statistics is to to provide decision makers with methods for obtaining and analyzing information to help make these decisions. Statistics is used to answer long-range planning questions‚ such as when and where to locate facilities to handle future sales. 2 Definition s Statistics is defined as the science of collecting‚ organizing‚ presenting‚ analyzing and interpreting numerical data
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Rape Statistics Working at a Historic Black College/University (HBCU) for the past three (3) years‚ I just recently came in contact with a rape victim. I’ve seen the shows but never thought‚ I would be a person to come in contact with one. Talking to the different individuals involved with the student case‚ I decided to do my research paper on rap victim. Specifically‚ I am looking at how the likelihood of being the victim of a violent crime in the United States is related to gender and
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eliminated‚ that is‚ . This statistic ranges from -1 to +1. Absolute values above 0.2 indicate great skewness (Hildebrand‚ 1986). Skewness has also been defined with respect to the third moment about the mean: ‚ which is simply the expected value of the distribution of cubed z scores. Skewness measured in this way is sometimes referred to as “Fisher’s skewness.” When the deviations from the mean are greater in one direction than in the other direction‚ this statistic will deviate from zero in
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University of Perpetual Help System Dalta Molino Campus Molino III‚ Bacoor City Probability and Statistics LAGERA‚ Einar John A. Table of Contents Simple Correlation Analysis ................................................................................................. 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 What is Correlation? ...........
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English Controlled Assessment Child Abuse (NSPCC) Hello‚ the topic I have chosen to talk to all of you about today is not only appealing but also particularly relevant to all of us in the room. The term ‘Child Abuse’ may seem straightforward to everyone here‚ but it isn’t so clear-cut‚ there are many other ‘sub-topics’ which branch out of child abuse like for example: Bullying and Child Neglection. It is often overlooked and taken as a joke by many people and communities‚ and this isn’t right
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B604 Religion and Media Topics: Forms of media that affect our life What influence do these forms of media actually have over us? (family life‚ lifestyle‚ alcohol‚ role models‚ music‚ the occult‚ astrology etc) What does the textbook mean by a ‘religious figure’? When are religious figures depicted or represented in the media? How does the media present Christianity as a religion? (Richard Dawkins‚ Derren Brown‚ Stephen Fry‚ others?) Films about the Bible Books about religious themes Does
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Dominant Firms: Impact on consumers and producers plus issues of control and regulation Dominant Firms Part 1 A Definition (2 marks): A dominant firm is one which accounts for a significant share of a given market and has a significantly larger market share than its next largest rival. Dominant firms are typically considered to have market shares of 40 per cent or more. Part 1 B Key features of a dominant firm include: High market profile – A well known name/brand amongst their competing
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In the deep forest‚ there stands a tree beside a river. It is an ancient tree‚ standing tall against the sky. On its bows grow lush green leaves of thousandth generation. At its base‚ grey roots pile on top of one other like an old man’s beard. A cicada lies on top of a root with its legs pointing uselessly at the sky. An ant happens to walk by. Upon seeing the cicada‚ it promptly turns around to tell its family of the dinner it found. The ant traces its steps and arrives at a tiny hole at the
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