MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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ISBN: 9781119256830
Author: Amos Gilat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Question 1. Explain the following statistical terms a) Secondarystatistic b) Data point c) Metric variable d) Array Question 2. Using one example each of an application of statistics in four disciplines (Medicine, Engineering, Economics et cetera, for instance) briefly illustrate the usefulness of statistics to national development. Question 3. A market researcher obtains a sample of 50 people by standing outside a store and asking every 20th person who enters the store to fill out a survey questionnaire until she has the 50 people. i. What sampling method is being used here? ii. Will the resulting sample be a random sample? iii. Will the sample be a simple random sample? Explain your answers.
Question 1.
Explain the following statistical terms
a) Secondary statistic
b) Data point
c) Metric variable
d) Array
Question 2.
Using one example each of an application of statistics in four disciplines (Medicine,
Engineering, Economics et cetera, for instance) briefly illustrate the usefulness of
statistics to national development.
Question 3.
A market researcher obtains a sample of 50 people by standing outside a store and asking
every 20th person who enters the store to fill out a survey questionnaire until she has the
50 people.
i. What sampling method is being used here?
ii. Will the resulting sample be a random sample?
iii. Will the sample be a simple random sample?
Explain your answers.
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 1. Explain the following statistical terms a) Secondary statistic b) Data point c) Metric variable d) Array Question 2. Using one example each of an application of statistics in four disciplines (Medicine, Engineering, Economics et cetera, for instance) briefly illustrate the usefulness of statistics to national development. Question 3. A market researcher obtains a sample of 50 people by standing outside a store and asking every 20th person who enters the store to fill out a survey questionnaire until she has the 50 people. i. What sampling method is being used here? ii. Will the resulting sample be a random sample? iii. Will the sample be a simple random sample? Explain your answers.
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