Overview of Statistics
The collection, analysis, and presentation of data.
What is Statistics?
Categorized using names, labels, or qualities.
What is Nominal Level of Measurement?
A type of Nominal Level of Measurement. Categorized into two categories/levels. (Ex: True/False)
What is Binary Data?
Drawing a conclusion from a sample that applies to the whole population being studied.
What is an inference?
Categorized using order or ranking.
What is Ordinal Level of Measurements?
Describes the relative concentration of data in the tail of a distribution.
What is Flatness or Kurtosis?
All the members in a group when taking a census.
What is Population?
Probability that an event will happen given that another event has already happened.
What is the conditional probability.
Are ordered and has equal distances between data entries. 0 represents position on scale, not an actual 0.
What is Interval Level of Measurement?
Calendar Dates (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, or Ratio?)
What is Interval?
A general distribution that has the shape of a bell curve.
What is a Normal Distribution?
A kind of Interval with meaningful 0 point.
What is Ratio Level of Measurements?
Age (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, or Ratio?)
What is Ratio?
A condition or characteristic that can have different values.
What is variable?
P(B/A) = P(A)P(B/A)/P(B)
What is Bayes's Theorem?
ex. My car's speed can range from 0 to 100 miles per hour.
What is Nominal Level of Measurements?
Street Numbers (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, or Ratio?)
What is Ordinal?