Running head: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS PAPER Descriptive Statistics Paper Mickey Gahan‚ Tony Goss‚ Gerry Camacho and Rob Jacobson University of Phoenix Research Process Paper Few sports have had the social impact that baseball has had over the years. Baseball has long been the all-American pastime. Baseball parks in most major cities across the U.S. attract families including children with dreams of becoming
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There are three basic operational rules which help to simplify the use of the sigma notation. 1. For any integer N Operational Rules for Summation N i i N i i N i i i y x y x 1 1 1 2. If c is a constant‚ that is‚ does not depend on the index of summation i‚ then Continue... Nc c and x c cx N i N i i N i i 1 1 1 The graphical representation of data gives us the idea on the shape of the distribution
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Statistics Cheat Sheet Proportion = Frequency x 100 = Percentage Total No | Z score (standardised value)-how many sds from the mean the value liesZ score = data value – mean Standard deviation | Metric Data = ExploreCategory = Frequencies | Bigger sample size will give a narrower confidence interval range (more specific) outliers affect the mean but not the median – this is why the median is preferred here.mean | | Reports -Only give confidence
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In recent years sports statistics have become more valued by professional teams‚ although this change has been a slow process. Hall of Fame baseball general manager Branch Rickey hired the first full time statistician in 1947‚ and made numerous statistical formulas to enhance his performance. Yet despite his decades of success‚ most sports owners did not value advancing statistical methods of evaluating players. For instance‚ noted statistician Bill James did his research as an outsider to baseball
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Extra Exercise: Estimation and Hypothesis Testing 1. The length (in millimetres) of a batch of 9 screws was selected at random from a large consignment and found to have the following information. 8.02 8.00 8.01 8.01 7.99 8.00 7.99 8.03 8.01 Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true average length of the screws for the whole consignment. From a second large consignment‚ another 16 screws are selected at random and their mean and standard deviation found to be
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Tests and Quizzes for Statistics Quiz #1 Question 1 of 20 0.0/ 1.0 Points If a variable has possible values –2‚ 6‚ and 17‚ then this variable is A.a discrete variable B.a continuous variable C.neither a continuous nor a discrete variable D.both a continuous and a discrete variable Answer Key: A Question 2 of 20 1.0/ 1.0 Points Which of the following statistics is not a measure of central location? A.Median B.Mode C.Interquartile range D.Mean Answer Key: C Question
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SUMMER-2015 Get solved assignments at nominal price of Rs.120 each. Mail us at: subjects4u@gmail.com or contact at 09882243490 Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1 MB0040–Statistics for Management-4 Credits (Book ID: B1731) Assignment (60 Marks) Note: Answer all questions (with 300 to 400 words each) must be written within 6-8 pages. Each Question carries 10 marks 6 X 10=60 Q1. Distinguish between Classification and Tabulation. Explain the structure and components of a Table with an
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or print) used to promote a product. Answer – Qualitative as it is descriptive or categorical. 1.17 Classify each of the following qualitative variables as ordinal or nominative. Explain your answers. Qualitative Variable Categories Statistics course letter grade A B C D F Answer – Ordinal because there is a meaningful order of the grade categories i.e. (A is good and F is bad) Door choice on Let’s Make a Deal Door #1 Door#2 Answer – Nominative because there is no meaningful ordering
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Wildlife & Conservation Statistics Extinction of Species • Every 20 minutes‚ the world adds another 3‚500 human lives but loses one or more entire species of animal or plant life - at least 27‚000 species per year. (Source: PBS) • At the present rates of extinction‚ as many as 20% of the world’s 7-15 million species could be gone in the next 30 years. This rate of extinction has been unprecedented since the disappearance of dinosaurs 65 million years ago (Source: WWF). Habitat Destruction (Source:
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Sohal‚ S 04/05/11 (HLT-362 V) Applied Statistics for Healthcare Professionals Exercise 18 Q1. Assuming that the distribution is normal for weight relative to the ideal and 99% of the male participants scored between ( - 53.68‚ 64.64)‚where did 95% of the values for weight relative to the ideal lie? Round your answer to two decimal places. Answer: Mean of weight relative to ideal = 5.48 and Standard Deviation (σ) = 22.93. Calculation: (x bar) 1.96(σ) 5.48± 1.96(22.93) 5.48 - 1.96(22.93)
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