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Stats Terms
1. Statistical Adjustment
Used to reduce bias
2. PvalueAssumption
that the null hypothesis is true
3. Power of a test etecting
D
a false null hypothesis
4. Alpha ValueProbability
of rejecting a true null hypothesis
Type I Error
Rejecting a true null hypothesis
5. Beta ValueProbability
of accepting a false null hypothesis
Type II Error
Accepting a false null hypothesis
6. Individual
Objects/subjects described by a set of data
7. Inferential Statistics
Draw conclusions regarding the population
8. Descriptive Statistics
Methods of
organizingicturing summarizing
,
p
, and
info
9. Placebo Effect
Incorrectly believing he/she is in fact receiving treatment
10. VariabilitySpread
in the values of the sample statistic
11. Variable
Measured or observed characteristic of an individual
12. Treatment
Specific experimental condition
13. Quantitative Variable
Value or numerical measurement
14. Qualitative Variable
Placing the individual into a category
15. Likert Scale
Ordinal scale like 110
16. Simple Random Sample
Each individual is likely to be selected
17. Simulation
Realworld phenomenon + numerical facile
18. Reliable Measure
Random error is small
19. Valid Measure
Relevant representation of that property
20. Outlier
Falls outside the overall pattern of graph
21. Bias
Consistent, repeated deviation
22. Sampling Frame
List of individuals where sample is actually selected
23. Block
Individuals w/
common features
that’ll treatment
affect
24. Law of large numbers
Approaching the
theoretical probability
25. Sample Space
All possible outcomes in an experiment
26. Parameter
Aspect of a population
27. Statistic
Aspect of a sample
28. Binomial ExperimentTwo
possible outcomes
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