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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Statistics Project | September 26 2011 | The project statistically studies and compares the daily closing price movement of two investment options – real estate and gold represented by DLF stock and SBI Gold ETF respectively – over the past 3 years. | Comparative study of DLF Stock and Gold ETF price movement | Contents Stage 1 3 Overview 3 Problem Statement 3 Inferences 5 Stage 2 6 Hypothesis Testing 6 Stage 3 7 Linear Regression Analysis 7 Manual Calculations 7 Regression
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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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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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know about statistical ideas and techniques • The “must-know” formulas and calculations • Core topics in quick‚ focused lessons Deborah Rumsey‚ PhD Auxiliary Professor and Statistics Education Specialist‚ The Ohio State University Statistics Essentials FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Deborah Rumsey‚ PhD Statistics Essentials For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing‚ Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken‚ NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing‚ Inc.‚ Indianapolis‚ Indiana
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Syllabus for Statistics Course No. 21090024 Period：54 Credit：3 Course Nature：Compulsive Assessment: Usually 10%‚ Group Work 20%‚ Final Exam70% Textbook： Statistics(3rd Edition)， Junping Jia，Xiaoqun He，Yongjin Jin，China Renmin University Press，2007 Reference： Statistics for Business and Economics(7th Edition) Anderson‚ D.R.‚ & Sweeney‚ D.J. & Williams‚ T.A. 1.Introduction Statistics is a core curriculum for students in finance and economics major‚ which is a science method that starts with data
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Research and statistics for managerial decision making Assignment 1 Mohammed Ahmed Ali 0170026 1.1 Four different beverages are sold at a fast food restaurant: soft drinks‚ tea‚ coffee‚ and bottled water. Explain why
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Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection‚ analysis‚ interpretation or explanation‚ and presentation of data. It is applicable to a wide variety of academic disciplines‚ from the physical and social sciences to the humanities. Statistics are also used for making informed decisions and misused for other reasons in all areas of business and government. Statistical methods can be used to summarize or describe a collection of data; this is called descriptive statistics. In
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Definition: Statistics is the study of the collection‚ organization‚ analysis‚ interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of this‚ including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. A statistician is someone who is particularly well-versed in the ways of thinking necessary for the successful application of statistical analysis. Such people have often gained experience through working in any of a wide number of fields. Some
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ASSIGNMENT: Ethics in Statistics There are a number of possible ways in which unethical behavior can arise in statistics and researchers should steer clear of these. It is relatively simple to manipulate and hide data‚ projecting only what one desires and not what the numbers actually speak‚ thus giving birth to the famous phrase “Lies‚ damned lies and statistics”. However‚ this doesn’t happen all the time and there is no reason not to believe in the conclusions of a statistical analysis (Siddharth
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