Probability
Hypothesis Testing
Regression
Formulas
Dr. Busby Fun Facts
100

What is the addition rule?

Pr (A or B) = Pr(A) + Pr(B) – Pr(A and B)

If A and B are disjoint, this becomes: Pr (A or B) = Pr(A) + Pr(B)

100

When do we use a chi-squared test?

When we are trying to see the relationship between one or two categorical variables

On the midterm: never

100

What does R-squared tell us?

What percent of the variation in Y can be explained by the independent variables we have included

100

What is the formula for the mean of X?

x̄ = ( Σ xi ) / n

100

Where did Dr. Busby get his PhD

Northwestern

200

What is the multiplication rule?

Pr(A and B) = Pr(A|B)*Pr(B)

If the events are independent: Pr(A and B) = Pr(A) * Pr(B)  

200

What two factors define experiments?

Validity. Application: the ability to randomize

Power. Application: control of the independent variable

200

What does a B0 of -2.34 mean?

When the x variable is equal to 0, the projected value of the independent variable is -2.34. 

200

Calculate a regression by hand. 

Jk free points for you IF you can tell me where to find how to do this on Learning Suite.

Under the key for PS 6 

200

How many of Dr. Busby's brothers are bald?

None

300

What is the formula for conditional probability?

Pr 𝐴|𝐵 = Pr(𝐴∩𝐵) 𝑃(𝐵)

300

When do I calculate a T-score and when do I calculate a Z-score?

Z when population standard deviation is known and T when the population standard deviation is not known and/or the N-size is very small (less than 30).

According to Dr. Barber, generally default to T-statistic. 

300

What is SSR?

SSR is the Sum of the Squared Residuals. It is the sum of the difference between the predicted values and the actual values according to our regression model. It tells us approximately how far away predicted values are from actual, observed values. 

300

Write a formula for a regression.

y= Bo + B1x + ... + E

300

How did Dr. Busby meet his wife?

Helping her move in at graduate school

400

What is the formula for Bayes Theorem?

Pr 𝐴|𝐵 = Pr(𝐵|𝐴)∗Pr(𝐴) Pr(𝐵)

400

What does a 95 confidence interval tell us?

We are 95% confident that he true population value of a statistic falls within this range. 

400

Interpret B0, B1, and R-Squared from this regression output:


B0: The predicted salary of an NBA player who makes 0 points is 1,677,561.9$

B1: For each point an NBA player makes, their associated salary increases by 10,232.5$

R-squared: Points accounts for 37.37% of the variation in salary. 

400

What is the formula for a two sample ttest?


400

Where did Dr. Busby serve his mission?

Indiana

500

Construct a probability tree for the following scenario:

Jimothy flips a coin three times. He has a 30% chance of flipping heads and a 70% chance of flipping tails. What is the probability that he will flip heads only once?

Congrats! You made the tree!
500

WITHOUT using a p-value calculator, does this T-score indicate that we should reject the null hypothesis of no difference between the two variables?

5.782

Yes. That is a very large T-score

500

What is SER/ Root MSE


Root Mean Squared Error (Root MSE) is the standard deviation of the residuals. It shows us how tightly fit the data is to our regression line

500

WITHOUT the internet, what is the formula for a 95% confidence interval using a Z critical value?

Where Z= 1.95996

500

Dr. Busby's most recently listed publication is titled:

(will accept any of the key words as an answer)

NO INTERNET ALLOWED

Framing and Blame Attribution in Populist Rhetoric

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