History and Development of Statistics Simple forms of statistics have been used since the beginning of civilization‚ when pictorial representations or other symbols were used to record numbers of people‚ animals‚ and inanimate objects on skins‚ slabs‚ or sticks of wood and the walls of caves. Before 3000 BC theBabylonians used small clay tablets to record tabulations of agricultural yields and of commodities bartered or sold. The Egyptians analyzed the population and material wealth of their country
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Research and statistics for managerial decision making Assignment 2 Mohammed Ahmed Ali
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Fatme Hassan Statistics in the workplace Statistical Methods Mrs. Barry Statistic in Nursing Working in the healthcare field requires critical thinking‚ analysis and observational studies on patient’s health in order to use the most appropriate treatment for the patient. Nursing involves protection‚ compassion‚ and abilities to reduce illnesses and injuries. Also‚ enhancing diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and providing support in the care of individuals
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Lecture Notes: Statistics A note on basic statistics Statistics is the practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities. So there are two parts1. Collection of Data 2. Analysis of Data- understanding what the data says. Steps in Statistics To carry out any statistical operation‚ the following steps need to be followed‚ in the given order: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sampling Estimation Hypothesis Generation Testing Regression Prediction Collection of Data: Sampling
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CHAPTER TWO DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL PRESENTATIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. A frequency distribution is a tabular summary of data showing the a. fraction of items in several classes b. percentage of items in several classes c. relative percentage of items in several classes d. number of items in several classes Answer: d 2. A frequency distribution is a. a tabular summary of a set of data showing the relative frequency b. a graphical form of
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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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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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Standardized description of index numbers for application in generic index computation software modules 1 Photis Stavropoulos1‚ Georges Pongas2‚ Spyros Liapis1‚ George Petrakos1‚ Tonia Ieromnimon1 Agilis S.A. Statistics and Informatics‚ e-mail: Photis.Stavropoulos@agilis-sa.gr‚ Spyros.Liapis@agilis-sa.gr‚ George.Petrakos@agilis-sa.gr‚ Tonia.Ieromnimon@agilis-sa.gr 2 EUROSTAT‚ e-mail: Georges.Pongas@ec.europa.eu Abstract The aim of this paper is to present a scheme for the description of index numbers
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Statistics can be defined as “ the science that deals with the collection‚ classification‚ analysis‚ and interpretation of numerical facts of data‚ and that‚ by use of mathematical theories of probability‚ imposes order and regularity on aggregates of more or less disparate elements” (Dictionary.com‚ LLC‚ 2008). Yet how do we use these specific elements in our everyday working lives? Many don’t realize the extent to which we as a culture base our decisions on statistics. We us them in something
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QUESTION 1 The managing partner for Westwood One Investment Managers Inc. gave a public seminar in which she discussed a number of issues‚ including investment risk analysis. In that seminar‚ she reminded people that the coefficient of variation can often be used as a measure of risk of an investment. To demonstrate her point of view‚ she used two hypothetical stocks as examples. She let x equal the change in assets for a $1‚000.00 investment in stock1 and y reflect the change in assets for a
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