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AP Statistics Vocabulary List question & answers 2023
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AP Statistics Vocabulary ListStatistical Significance - correct answer When your discovered p-value is less than your alpha (.05 if not given). States that chance alone would rarely produce an equally extreme result. 
 
Non-Response Bias - correct answer A bias caused by a number of people who did not respond to the survey. 
 
p-Value - correct answer The probability of getting a result at least as extreme as the result given from the test. The lower the value the stronger the evidence. 
 
Empir...
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C784 Statistics FULL COURSE REVIEW Exam | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | Grade A+
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Lurking Variable 
: Associated with the explanatory and the response variables that is not directly 
being studied. 
Simpson's Paradox 
: Occurs when a trend or result that appears in groups of data disappears when 
we combine the data. 
Regression Analysis 
: A process for estimating and analyzing the relationship between variables. 
Least-Squares Regression Line 
: AKA the line of best fit. 
y = mx + b 
"rise over run" 
2 | P a g e 
Interpolation 
: Using existing data along with the L...
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MATH 1308 statistics readiness exam with 100% correct answers
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MATH 1308 statistics readiness exam with 
100% correct answers 
statistics - answerthe science of collecting, organizing, summarizing, and analyzing 
information to draw a conclusion and answer questions. In addition, statistics is about providing 
a measure of confidence in any conclusions. 
descriptive - answerstatistics consists of organizing and summarizing information collected 
inferential - answerstatistics uses methods that generalize results obtained from a sample to 
the population and...
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AP Statistics Vocabulary List Study Guide Exam Questions 2024.
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AP Statistics Vocabulary List Study Guide Exam Questions 2024. 
Statistical Significance - correct answer When your discovered p-value is less than your alpha (.05 if not given). States that chance alone would rarely produce an equally extreme result. 
 
Non-Response Bias - correct answer A bias caused by a number of people who did not respond to the survey. 
 
p-Value - correct answer The probability of getting a result at least as extreme as the result given from the test. The lower the value ...
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C784 MODULE 6: CORRELATION & REGRESSION EXAM | QUESTIONS & 100% VERIFIEDANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE | PASSED
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C784 MODULE 6: CORRELATION & 
REGRESSION EXAM | QUESTIONS & 
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lurking variable 
Correct Answer: A variable that is not included in an analysis but that is related to two 
(or more) other associated variables which were analyzed. 
simple linear regression 
Correct Answer: the prediction of one response variable's value from one explanatory 
variable's value 
Simpson's Paradox 
Correct Answer: A counterintuitive situation in which a trend in d...
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WGU C995 Exam Questions & Answers Accurate 100%
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quantitative data - Answer Quantitative data consists of data values that are numbers, representing quantities that can be counted or measured. 
 
The Empirical Rule - Answer According to The Empirical Rule, approximately 68% of the data points in a dataset will be within 1 standard deviation of the mean. 95% of all values are within 2 standard deviations of the mean. 
 
Normal distribution - Answer In a normal distribution data is symmetrical, so the mean, median, and mode are all equal. 
 
mea...
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CCP Stats - Final Exam Review Questions & Answers 2023/2024
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CCP Stats - Final Exam Review Questions & Answers 2023/2024 
 
 
A survey will be given to 100 students randomly selected from the freshman class at Lincoln High School. What is the population? - ANSWER-All the freshman at Lincoln High School 
 
Social Security Numbers and eye color are examples of which type of variable? (Qualitative or Quantitative) - ANSWER-Qualitative 
 
Temperature and height are examples of which type of variable? (Qualitative or Quantitative) - ANSWER-Quantitative 
 
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WGU C955 TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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median vs IQR 
skewed data uses these for center and spread 
 
 
 
Histogram - when to use 
Based on the shape of the 
distribution, uses mean + 
standard deviation OR 
median + IQR to describe 
center and spread - Larger data sets; shows 
shapes of distribution and 
potential outliers; ignores the 
individual data valuesl 
 
 
 
Histogram Skewed right 
Not a symmetric distribution, the tail is on the right 
 
 
 
Standard Deviation Rule 
68% of the data are within 1 standard deviation, 
95% are...
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Applied Probability and Statistics - C955 - Module 6 Correlation & Regression with 100% correct answers
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lurking variable 
A variable that is not included in an analysis but that is related to two (or more) other associated variables which were analyzed. 
 
 
 
observational study 
The researcher observes if there is an association between variables. There is no treatment or control group. 
 
 
 
sampling method 
The technique used to select people within the sampling frame. 
 
 
 
correlation 
An observed relationship between two quantitative variables. While this is most commonly a linear relatio...
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WGU C955 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS EXAM / 50 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST GUIDE 2024.
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WGU C955 PROBABILITY AND 
STATISTICS EXAM / 50 
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1. Boxplot: an image that has min, Q1, median, Q3, max 
2. Histogram: A graphical representation -- bars, measuring the frequency within each interval 
3. Skewed right: Not a symmetric distribution, the tail is on the right, i.e. extra stuff on the right 
4. Measures of center: Median, the mean (and mode) 
5. Measures of spread: Range, IQR & standard deviation 
6. Standard Deviation Rul...
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