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Chapter 1- Data Analysis Flashcards

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2959325183Ways to collect datasamples, experiments, simulations0
2959327420Variablea characteristic1
2959329398Case or Unitindividuals that there is a variable for2
2959333094Quantitative Variablesnumerical and it makes to do numerical operations3
2959337323Discrete Variablecountable, always whole numbers4
2959349772Continuous Variablenot countable, values are at an interval5
2959355502Populationtotal number of individuals you are collecting data about6
2959357320Samplesublet of the population7
2959361216Parametera characteristic of the population8
2959371984Statistica characteristic of the sample9
2959371985Meanarithmetic average10
2959376395Explatatory VariableX (independent)11
2959383499Response VariableY (dependent)12
2959387542Observational Studycollection of data without inferring13
2959389434Experimentimposing a treatment (looking for causal relationships)14
2959392398Censusdata from the entire population15
2959393620Confounding Variableanother variable that could affect your outcome16
2959396505Biasexcludes a group of individuals17
2959399382Undercoverageleaving out a portion of of the population18
2959403218Non-Responsethose being surveyed don't answer19
2959405731Response Biasresponding in the way you think the surveyor wants you to respond20
2959411528Poor Wordingconfusing or leading question21
2959415072Randomizationkey to minimizing bias22
2959419476Convenience Samplepicking those most convenient (proximity); not random23
2959423751Voluntary Response Samplevolunteer to be apart of a sample; usually people have negative opinions24
2959431179Systematic Samplewhen you follow a system to get data; every nth person25
2959435471Simple Random Sampling (SRS)each unit has an equal chance of being selected, and each group of n individuals has the same chance of being selected; can get tedious, can undercover26
2959447909Stratified Random Samplingdivide group into strata (like individuals) and randomly sample each strata; minimizes undercoverage27
2959455250Cluster Samplerandomly selected clusters of the same individuals, interviewing everyone in the cluster28
2959463440Multiusage Sampletwo or more sampling methods together; done mainly by corporations29

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