Statistics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134080215
Author: James T. McClave, Terry T Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine
Explain what statistic is.
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Statistics is defined as the ‘science of data’, which deals with collection, classification, summarization, organization and analysis of data, interpretation of numerical and categorical data, along with inferring about the nature of the data.
For an example, a researcher wants to find the average height of students of 7th grade of a certain school. The researcher collects the height of all students of 7th standard. Now the data should be organized in a well-defined manner or grouped into classes. The researcher uses statistics (mean) to find the average heights of the students, infer about the heights of 7th grade students in general, and makes a conclusion.
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Statistics (13th Edition)
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1UPCh. 1 - 1.2 Explain the difference between descriptive and...Ch. 1 - 1.4 List and define the five elements of an...Ch. 1 - List the four major methods of collecting data,...Ch. 1 - 1.6 Explain the difference between quantitative...Ch. 1 - 1.7 Explain how populations and variables differ.
Ch. 1 - 1.8 Explain how populations and samples differ.
Ch. 1 - 1.9 What is a representative sample? What is its...Ch. 1 - 1.10 Why would a statistician consider an...Ch. 1 - 1.12 Define statistical thinking.
Ch. 1 - 1.13 Suppose you’re given a data set that...Ch. 1 - Applet Exercise 1.1
1. The Random Numbers applet...Ch. 1 - The Random Numbers applet can be used to select a...Ch. 1 - College application. Colleges and universities are...Ch. 1 - STEM experiences for girls. The National Science...Ch. 1 - Drafting NFL quarterbacks. The Journal of...Ch. 1 - Ground motion of earthquakes. In the Journal of...Ch. 1 - Sprint speed training. The Sport Journal (Winter...Ch. 1 - Corrosion prevention of buried steel structures....Ch. 1 - Student GPAs. Consider the set of all students...Ch. 1 - Medicinal value of plants. Sea buckthorn...Ch. 1 - Extinct birds. Biologists at the University of...Ch. 1 - Study of quality of drinking water. Disasters...Ch. 1 - Annual survey of computer crimes. The Computer...Ch. 1 - 1.21 Treasury deficit prior to the Civil War. In...Ch. 1 - Satellite database. The Union for Concerned...Ch. 1 - Prob. 25ACICh. 1 - 1.28 Corporate sustainability and firm...Ch. 1 - CT scanning for lung cancer. A new type of...Ch. 1 - Zillow.com estimates of home values. Zillow.com is...Ch. 1 - Massage vs. rest in boxing. Does a massage enable...Ch. 1 - Insomnia and education. Is insomnia related to...Ch. 1 - Guilt in decision making. The effect of the...Ch. 1 - Can money spent on gifts buy love? Is the gift you...Ch. 1 - Dating and disclosure. As an adolescent, did you...Ch. 1 - Jersey City drug market study. An article in the...Ch. 1 - Your choice for a mom. After running stories on...Ch. 1 - 20/20 survey exposés. Several years ago, the...
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