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Glossary
Ch. 1
Statistics
Individual
variable
categorical variable
quantitative variable
distribution
center
shape
spread
outlier
skewness
symmetry
percentile
frequency
relative frequency
cumulative frequency
cumulative relative frequency
mean
median
resistant
quartile
IQR
variance
standard deviation
range
degrees of freedom
ogive
Ch. 2
density curve
CDF
68-95-99.7 Rule
Normal distribution
INVCDF
standardized value
explanatory variable
response variable
positive association
negative association
direction
form(shape)
strength
correlation
regression line
mathematical model
least squares regression
coefficient of determination (r2)
residual
influential observations
outlier (for regression)
Ch. 3
Ch. 4
extrapolation
causation
lurking variables
confounding
common response
marginal distribution
Simpson=s paradox
Two-way table
Ch. 5
sample
observational study
voluntary response
experiment
population
census
experiment
sampling frame
design
convenience sample
bias
SRS
stratified sample
strata
multistage sample
undercoverage
non-response
systematic sample
observational study
experimental unit
subject
factor
level
placebo effect
control
control group
random
haphazard
completely randomized design
response bias
experiment
treatment
randomization
replication
hidden bias
double-blind
block design
block
matched pairs
probability
sample space
event
compliment
disjoint
independent
union
intersection
joint probability
simulation
Ch. 6
conditional probability
probability model
Ch. 7
random variable
discrete R.V.
uniform distribution
continuous R.V.
probability distribution
expected value
Law of Large Numbers
Ch. 8
Binomial distribution
Bernoulli trial
probability density function
geometric distribution
Ch. 9
parameter
statistic
sampling distribution
sample proportion
sampling variability
variability
unbiased estimator
sample mean
Central Limit Theorem
Ch. 10
statistical inference
confidence interval
confidence level
critical value
test of significance
null hypothesis
test statistic
P-Value
significance level
1-sided test
multiple analyses
Type I error
margin of error
standard deviation of estimate
alternative hypothesis
statistically significant
2-sided test
Type II error
power of a test
Ch. 13
goodness of fit
Chi-square test for independence
r X c table
cell
expected counts
multi-sided test
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