How to Lie with Statistics Summary There are some people that rely heavily on the statistical information provided by the media‚ government‚ and other research groups in order to form opinions or come to a conclusion on a particular idea or product. However they fail to realize that a lot of the time the data is manipulated in such a way that leads them to believe something that is not actually the case. Statistics can lie in many ways the first way is by using a sample that has a bias. For instance
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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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METHODS - STATISTICS ------------------------------------------------- (SUBJECT CODE: STA1114) ------------------------------------------------- Instructions to Students: 1. Assignment questions consist of: * Question One - 25% * Question Two - 25% 2. Assignment question must be combined into ONE (1) booklet‚ attached with “Assignment Submission Form” as the front cover‚ enclosed with the “Marking Criteria.” typed with double spacing using Times
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everything you see‚ statistics is all around. I for one‚ did not realize how important and relevant statistics was in our everyday lives until taking this course. Everything is run by statistics; the kind of coffee available in Dunkin’ Donuts‚ the flavors of ice cream at Dairy Queen‚ and even the clothes we buy in stores. Statistics evaluates what works in our growing and complex society nowadays. All of these selections would not be available to us without the statistical backing that they will
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Chapter I Introduction HISTORY The late Florentino Cayco‚ Sr.‚ first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction and illustrious educator‚ conceptualized the birth and administered the growth of Arellano University. This prestigious institution of learning opened in 1938 as the Arellano Law College‚ named after Cayetano Arellano‚ first Filipino chief justice. It closed in December 1941 until March 1945 under the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. At the end
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3ER PARCIAL Inferential statistics Sampling * The purpose of sampling is to select a set of elements (sample) from a population that we can use to estimate parameters about the population * The bigger the sampling‚ the more accurate our parameters will be. example: In the experiment of deciding if CEGL girls are smarter that CEGL boys‚ which would be your statistical hypothesis? Hypothesis testing But now‚ you already gathered information about a sample No‚ you will test if your
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Childhood Obesity Mat540: Statistical Concepts for Research I Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ around 12.5 million children and teens are obese. There are many things that contribute to this epidemic like poor diet and lack of physical activities to name a few. In this paper I will figure out if there is a correlation between childhood obesity and school
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Scenario: As an upcoming audit approaches‚ you want to ensure 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
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08 ETHE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND APPLIED STATISTICS First Semester Examination 2010 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (STAT1008) Writing Period: 3 hours duration Study Period: 15 minutes duration Permitted Material: Non-programmable calculator‚ dictionary and 1 A4 page with notes on both sides Instructions to Candidates: • Attempt ALL questions. • Each question is of equal mark value. • Start your solution to each question on a new page. • To ensure full marks
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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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