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Some good reasons to learn about statistics |
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What sort of statistical questions can be asked? |
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Can you summarize the data? |
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Is there a significant difference between these two sets of results? |
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Is there a close relationship between the two things under consideration? |
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How are statistical questions investigated? |
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4 | (2) |
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Choosing and using your calculator |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (20) |
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8 | (7) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (5) |
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15 | (6) |
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21 | (2) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (5) |
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28 | (19) |
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28 | (6) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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Choosing a suitable graph |
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47 | (18) |
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47 | (5) |
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Discrete and continuous data |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (2) |
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Types of statistical judgement |
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52 | (4) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (6) |
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Bar charts and pie charts |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (24) |
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Introducing averages -- finding a middle value |
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65 | (3) |
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Calculating and choosing averages |
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68 | (8) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (11) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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Inter-quartile range (dq) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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Variance (σ2) and Standard deviation (σ) |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (20) |
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89 | (10) |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (4) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (5) |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (21) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (3) |
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Generating random numbers |
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115 | (1) |
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Using random numbers to select a sample |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (3) |
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Human error and sampling error |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (14) |
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131 | (2) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (7) |
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135 | (3) |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (20) |
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145 | (6) |
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145 | (1) |
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Why bother using a spreadsheet? |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (4) |
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What else will a spreadsheet do? |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (7) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (4) |
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Regression: describing relationships between things |
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164 | (23) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (6) |
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178 | (1) |
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Calculating the regression coefficients using the formula |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (6) |
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Correlation: measuring the strength of a relationship |
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187 | (21) |
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187 | (4) |
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Product-moment correlation coefficient |
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191 | (6) |
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197 | (5) |
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202 | (5) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (20) |
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208 | (5) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (3) |
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Myths and misconceptions about probability |
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213 | (2) |
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Mutually exclusive outcomes and adding probabilities |
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215 | (3) |
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Independence and multiplying probabilities |
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218 | (8) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (26) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (9) |
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Calculating probabilities from the Normal curve |
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238 | (4) |
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The binomial distribution |
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242 | (10) |
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247 | (1) |
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Linking the binomial distribution and the binomial expansion |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (32) |
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255 | (5) |
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Contexts for investigating differences |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (5) |
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What is a test of significance? |
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266 | (9) |
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266 | (2) |
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Calculate the test statistic, S |
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268 | (1) |
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Look up the critical value |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (6) |
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275 | (5) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (5) |
| Appendix |
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286 | (1) |
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Choosing the right statistical technique |
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