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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Standard Math Sample Questions (MATH 500): Fractions‚ decimals‚ and percents 1. Write 4.035 as an equivalent percent (%). A. 403.5% B. 40.35% C. 4.035% D. 0.4035% 2. Convert 0.00375% to an equivalent decimal. A. 0.000375 B. 3.75 C. 0.0000375 D. 0.375 3. Write 2.35% as an equivalent fraction. (Make sure fraction is reduced to lowest terms.) A. 27100 B. 472‚000 C. 47200 D. 472‚000 4. Convert the fraction 1574 to an equivalent percent (%). A. 0.2027% B. 0.001574% C. 0.20%
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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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PAGE 19 Note: If the divided result is fraction‚ it must be round up. If it is divisibly devided‚ the result must always be plus 1. 3.The Class Interval must be written in order from Min-Max‚ or Max-Min 4. Finding the Frequency of each Class Interval by using mark Example2: Draw a Frequency Distribution Table by setting the Class Interval width to 5 with belows data. The data is the height of 36 Vocational Diploma students. xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xx xx xxx xx xx xxx xx Direction: 1. Range
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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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B U R E A U O F C R I M E S T A T I S T I C S A N D R E S E A R C H CRIME AND JUSTICE Bulletin Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Number 54 February 2001 What Causes Crime? Don Weatherburn It is difficult to find a succinct‚ broad and non-technical discussion of the causes of crime. This bulletin provides a brief overview‚ in simple terms‚ of what we know about those causes. After presenting some basic facts about crime
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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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public’s it’s mostly true. I first met Math when I was young. He gave me a hard time. Back in the days of flashcards and simple addition‚ I shied away from the numbers and rapid computations. It wasn’t because I sucked at it or I hated competing with others‚ but mainly because I tend to overthink things and worry too much and end up miserably failing. To this day‚ I need a calculator (when allowed) to see if I added 1+1 correctly. Math is fun‚ but only when Math takes it easy on you or lets you understand
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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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