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1: Introduction to Statistics

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In this chapter we will introduce some basic terminology and lay the groundwork for the course. We will explain in general terms what statistics and probability are and the problems that these two areas of study are designed to solve.

  • 1.1: Definitions of Statistics and Key Terms
    The mathematical theory of statistics is easier to learn when you know the language. This module presents important terms that will be used throughout the text.
  • 1.2: Data, Sampling, and Variation in Data and Sampling
    Data are individual items of information that come from a population or sample. Data may be classified as qualitative, quantitative continuous, or quantitative discrete. Because it is not practical to measure the entire population in a study, researchers use samples to represent the population. A random sample is a representative group from the population chosen by using a method that gives each individual in the population an equal chance of being included in the sample.
  • 1.3: Frequency, Frequency Tables, and Levels of Measurement
    Some calculations generate numbers that are artificially precise. It is not necessary to report a value to eight decimal places when the measures that generated that value were only accurate to the nearest tenth. Round off your final answer to one more decimal place than was present in the original data. This means that if you have data measured to the nearest tenth of a unit, report the final statistic to the nearest hundredth.



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