Symbols
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n | Sample Size | zα/2 | Critical Value for Standard Normal Distribution | |
N | Population Size | z | z-Test Statistic | |
∑ | Sum | df | Degrees of Freedom | |
ˉx | Sample Mean | tα/2 | Critical Value for t-Distribution | |
mu | Population Mean | t | t Test Statistic | |
s | Sample Standard Deviation | D | Difference | |
σ | Population Standard Deviation | ˉD | Mean of the Differences | |
s2 | Sample Variance | sD | Standard Deviation of the Differences | |
σ2 | Population Variance | F | F Test Statistic | |
CV | Coefficient of Variation | Fα | F Critical Value | |
z | Z-score | χ2 | Chi-Square Test Statistic | |
IQR | Interquartile Range | χ2α | Chi-Square Critical Value | |
Pi | Percentile | E | Expected Value | |
Qi | Quartile | O | Observed Value | |
P(x) | Probability of X=x | k | Number of Groups | |
AC | Complement Rule | SS | Sum of Squares | |
A∩B | Intersection | MS | Mean Square | |
A∪B | Union | r | Sample Correlation Coefficient | |
A|B | Conditional Probability | ρ | Population Correlation Coefficient | |
n! | Factorial Rule | R | Multiple Correlation Coefficient | |
nCr | Combination Rule | R2 | Coefficient of Determination | |
nPr | Permutation Rule | 1−R2 | Coefficient of Nondetermination | |
p | Probability of a Success | ˆy | Predicted Value of the Regression Equation | |
q | Probability of a Failure | b0 | Sample Y-Intercept Coefficient | |
p | Population Proportion | b1 | Population Slope Coefficient | |
p | P-value | ei | Residual | |
α | Significance Level = P(Type I Error) = False Positive Rate | sest=s | Standard Error of Estimate = Standard Deviation of the Residuals | |
1−α | P(True Negative) | p | Number of predictors in regression | |
β | P(Type II Error) = False Negative Rate | ε | Error term in regression | |
1−β | Power = P(True Positive) | R | Sum of the Ranks | |
H0 | Null Hypothesis | ws | Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test Statistic | |
H1=Ha | Alternative Hypothesis | U | Mann-Whitney U Test Statistic |