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Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
12th Edition
Chapter 1
Introduction
Statistics
• Collect data
– e.g., Survey
• Present data
– e.g., Tables and graphs
• Characterize data
– e.g., The sample mean
VARIABLES
Variables are characteristics of an item or individual and are what you
analyze when you use a statistical method.
DATA
Data are the different values associated with a variable.
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS
Data values are meaningless unless their variables have operational
definitions, universally accepted meanings that are clear to all associated
with an analysis.
SAMPLE
A sample is the portion of a population selected for analysis. The
sample is the “small group.”
PARAMETER
A parameter is a numerical measure that describes a characteristic
of a population.
STATISTIC
A statistic is a numerical measure that describes a characteristic of
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Population vs. Sample
Population Sample
Variables
Categorical Numerical
Examples:
Marital Status
Political Party Discrete Continuous
Eye Color
(Defined categories) Examples: Examples:
Number of Children Weight
Defects per hour Voltage
(Counted items) (Measured characteristics)
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Levels of Measurement
Student Grades A, B, C, D, F
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Levels of Measurement (con’t.)
An interval scale is an ordered scale in which
the difference between measurements is a
meaningful quantity but the measurements do
not have a true zero point.
Two parts :
Part –A : Must be submitted in the classroom. (Hand written)
Part – B : Discussed in the classroom.
If you do not read the relevant sections from the book, you cannot
answer the questions.
Attendance is mandatory.