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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Importance of Statistics in Society (Lecturer: Statistics and Research Methodology) Nepal Commerce Campus Tribhuvan University Kathmandu‚ Nepal Email:drbhandari2012@gmail.com Statistics plays a vital role in every fields of human activity. Statistics has important role in determining the existing position of per capita income‚ unemployment‚ population growth rate‚ housing‚ schooling medical facilities etc…in a country. The statistical tools like Index number‚ correlation‚ time series analysis‚ regression
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2012 - 15TH JULY 2012 SUPERVISOR’S : Mr. John Steven NAME PROJECT TITLE : Dissolved Gas Analysis in determining Transformer Faults SUBMISSION DATE : 16TH JULY 2012 1.0 Background of Studies Oil sampling analysis is a useful‚ predictive‚ maintenance tool for determining transformer health. DGA is identified as one of the sufficient method of oil sampling in evaluating transformer health. The breakdown of electrical insulating material
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Managerial Statistics Distinguish between primary data and secondary data? OBJECTIVE The main objective of this topic is to measure the degree of relationship between the variables under consideration.The correlation analysis refers to the techniques used in measuring the closeness of the relationship between the variables. DEFINITION Some important definitions of correlation are given below: 1. “Correlation analysis deals with the association between two or more variables”. ---- Simpson &
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Introduction When it comes to television there are appropriate programs for each age. And in this document‚ I will be talking about what happens when children do not watch age appropriate shows. Their minds‚ bodies‚ and feelings cannot handle adult shows. In this letter‚ I will be discussing the physical‚ mental‚ emotional consequences of watching inappropriate shows. my thesis is that if children do not watch inappropriate shows they will be healthier. Physical consequences While watching television
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Please answer the following questions. 1. What does the acronym DAP in the field of early childhood education stand for? In one sentence‚ explain what the phrase means to you when you spell it out. (4 points) “DAP” - Developmentally appropriate practice DAP refers to a framework designed to encourage young children’s optimal learning and development. Ensures that children’s goals and experiences are suited to their learning and development and challenging enough to promote their progress
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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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Marshall‚ C. & Rossman‚ G. (1995). Designing qualitative research (3rd ed.).London: Sage Publications. Marshall‚ C. & Rossman‚ G. (1995). Mixed methods and approaches (2nd ed.).London: Sage Publications. Mentler‚ C.A. & Charles‚ C.M. (2008). Introduction to educational research (6thed.).USA:Pearson Education‚ Inc. Hittleman‚ D.R. & Simon‚ A.J. (2008). Interpreting educational research: An introduction for consumers of research (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Prentice-Hall/Merill
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A Comparison of Research Methods Western Governors University GLT1 Task 4 August 05‚ 2013 A Comparison of Research Methods A. Sociological Research Methods Sociology is the study of human relationships and institutions (UNC‚ 2013). In order to enrich our understanding of key social processes‚ sociologists carefully gather and analyze evidence about social life. Most sociological research involves “field work” that has been designed to most closely represent the
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information on new hires‚ victims‚ and someone’s criminal history and among others. There is a positive and negative effect that this method could produce such as biases. If the employer is willing to use this method he will need to take the time to research the person’s answers and keep their feelings and emotions out of the questionnaire. By using the self reporting survey method the employer can get to know the applicant better and see if he or she answers the questions honestly. If the applicant does
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