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Potpourri
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To determine whether two population means are different when the variances are known and the sample size is large
What is a Z-test for Means?
100
This graph shows comparisons between categories of data. Also referenced as a chart.
What is a bar graph?
100
Types of data: Quantitative & _________
What is Qualitative?
100
She is known as "a true pioneer in the graphical representation of statistics." She was also a nurse.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
100
These must be checked before running an inference test.
What are conditions?
200
Testing a null hypothesis without the population proportion.
What is a T-test for Proportions
200
This graph shows pieces of a whole. It also shares its name with a mathematical constant and tasty dessert.
What is a pie chart?
200
A distribution that has a pair of distinct peaks, when the distribution has two modes.
What is a Bimodal Distribution?
200
His major statistical contribution was through the creation of the Chi-Squared test.
Who is Karl Pearson?
200
The extent to which something is probable; the likelihood of something happening or being the case.
What is Probability?
300
To see if a collected sample matches an already stated population distribution.
What is Chi-Squared Goodness of Fit test?
300
This graph displays a median rather than a mean and can be used to check for a normal distribution. Those whiskers can get pretty long.
What is a Box Plot?
300
Z-Test for Means or _______
What are Proportions?
300
He developed this theorem, named after him, which uses conditional probability to more accurately find the probability of an event.
Who is Thomas Bayes?
300
The area under a density curve always equals this number.
What is 1?
400
Comparing whether two groups have different average values
What is a Two-Sample T-test?
400
Used to display quantitative data, generally small sets. You better not let this grow out of hand.
What is a stem and leaf plot?
400
This type of experiment is a special case of a randomized block design. It can be used when the experiment has only two treatment conditions; and subjects can be grouped into pairs, based on some blocking variable.
What is a Matched Pairs design?
400
He is known for introducing the box plot.
Who is John Tukey?
400
The sum with the highest probability when rolling two 6-sided die.
What is 7?
500
To estimate the relationships among variables. More specifically, helping one understand how the typical value of the dependent variable changes when any one of the independent variables is varied.
What is a Linear Regression Test?
500
A graphical display where the data is grouped into ranges and then plotted as bars. The bars must be touching!
What is a Histogram?
500
When talking about means x-bar corresponds with the sample mean while this Greek letter corresponds with the population mean.
What is mu?
500
She is part of the FAS Center for Systems Biology at Harvard University
Who is Pardis Sabeti?
500
This chi-squared test shares its name with a day celebrated on July 4th.
What is (chi-squared test of) Independence?