Stats: Modeling the World - Bock, Velleman, & DeVeaux Chapter 1: Stats Starts Here Chapter 2: Data Key Vocabulary: Statistics data, datum variation individual respondent subject participant experimental unit observation variable categorical quantitative Calculator Skills: enter data in a list change a datum delete a datum name a new list clear a list delete a list recreate a list copy a list 1. Name three things you learned about Statistics in Chapter 1. 2. The authors claim that this book is very different from a typical mathematics textbook. Would you agree or disagree, based on what you read in Chapter 1? Explain. 3. According to the authors, what are the “three simple steps to doing Statistics right?” 4. What …show more content…
5. When is it more appropriate to use the median as a measure of center rather than the mean? Why? 6. When do the mean and median have the same value? 7. Describe the relationship between variance and standard deviation. Chapter 5: Describing Distributions Numerically Stats: Modeling the World - Bock, Velleman, & DeVeaux Chapter 6: The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model Key Vocabulary: standard deviation standardized value rescaling z-score normal model parameter statistic standard Normal model 68-95-99.7 Rule normal probability plot N( , ) Calculator Skills: normalpdf( normalcdf( invNorm( normal probability plot -1E99 and 1E99 1. What unit of measurement is used to describe how far a set of values are from the mean? 2. Explain how to standardize a value. 3. Briefly describe why standardized units are used to compare values that are measured using different scales, different units, or different populations. 4. How does adding or subtracting a constant amount to each value in a set of data affect the mean? Why does this happen? 5. How does multiplying or dividing a constant amount by each value in a set of data (also called rescaling) affect the mean? Why does this happen? 6. How does adding or subtracting a constant amount to each value in a set of data affect the standard deviation? Why does this happen? 7. How does multiplying or dividing a constant amount by each value in a set of data (also called rescaling)
2. Based on the scale of measurement for each variable listed below, which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for describing the data?
(2) Give that a sample of 25 had x = 75, and (x-x)² = 48 the mean and standard
4. Calculate the following measures of central tendency for the set of cube measurement data. Show your work or explain your procedure for each.
5. Give the standard deviation for the mean and median column. Compare these and be sure to identify which has the least variability?
1. By hand, compute the mean, median, and mode for the following set of 40 reading scores:
5) Describe how the normal range for any given measurement is obtained. Explain why published values for normal ranges may differ and why these values must be continually checked and updated.
5. Give the standard deviation for the mean and median column. Compare these and be sure to identify which has the least variability?
1. Why is a z score a standard score? Why can standard scores be used to compare scores from different distributions? It is a scores relationship to the mean indicating whether it is above or below the mean. It does this by converting scores to z score. Yes – keep going – just a bit more is needed.2 out of 3 pts
2. Based on the scale of measurement for each variable listed below, which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for describing the data?
We can use z-table instead of t-table because the standard deviation comes from the population.
b) What is the difference between the mean of the two groups? What is the difference in the standard deviation?
The median is basically the middle score for a set of data that has been arranged in order of extent. The median is less affected by outliers and twisted data
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Statistics is a mathematical and scientific process based on the analysis, interpretation, collection, or explanation, and presentation of a data set. It is applied to an enormous variety of academic disciplines, from the natural and social sciences to the humanities, and to government and business. Data analysis is applied when information needs to be converted into the raw data which is more purposeful information. Statistics is mainly all about the data analysis of a set of data. Before actually began working on data analysis in real world and on paper, it is important that the basic knowledge is
5. The arithmetic mean is only measure of central tendency where the sum of the deviations of each value from the mean will always be zero