This is a visual summary based on the lectures of the Statistics 1 course for the English Psychology track at the VU. All concepts that are important for the exam and that have been discussed during the first 5 weeks are summarized and further visually explained using the examples given in the lect...
② Place on the measurement scale
discrete
categorical &
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③ Range
• Discrete = measure unit is indivisible (siblings ) . . . . .
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measure
, The quality of an inferential statistic depends on how representative the sample is of the population
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computer generated selection )
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assigning everyone a number & numbers -0
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↳ systematic sampling =
e.g .
Choosing every 4th person in a Room , using a skip number
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↳ Cluster sampling =
choosing a few clusters within a
population leg . 100/360 high schools )
(strata )
↳ stratified Random sampling from
=
Selecting participants particular demographic categories in a
way that is proportionate to their membership of the population
↳ from
multistage sampling =
choosing a Random cluster ether
randomly selecting individuals it
What sample to Use depends on • the composition of the target population
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1 .
Natural variation between samples ( is why we use a
margin 01 error )
2 .
Problems / mistakes with the sample
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Sampling ( non probability sampling
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bias = Selective sampling e.g .
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or under
coverage ⇐ lacking representation of certain population groups )
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Response bias = incorrect answering by respondents (e.g .
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question wording
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participation some con 't reached or participate
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Descriptive Statistics methods
In describing data ,
3 dimensions are important
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mean
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median ,
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scale of the variable ( qualitative or quantitative )
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Skewness of the distribution
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Standard deviation s of n observations is
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Variance = S2
discussed in ch -
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Week 2 : chapter 4 & 5
Probability The
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probability of an outcome is the
proportion of times that outcome would occur in a
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sequence observations -• a -
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probability of outcome A OR
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probability that both A- & B will occur when both independent
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you assign a
probability for each possible value of the variable , using a p between o -
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you then can tell the
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population distribution statement of the frequency with the
=
a which units of make
analysis up a
population
are Expected to be) observed in the various categories that make up a variable
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TBA parameters : M mean
o standard deviation
N population size
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analysis make up a
sample
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are Expected to be) observed in the various categories that make up a variable
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Bo should look similar to the population distribution
poor statistics : I mean
s standard deviation
sample size
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n
③ The sampling distribution = a statement oh the frequency with which values of statistic s are (expected to be ) observed
when a number of random samples are drawn from a
given population
BB specifies the probabilities for the possible values the statistic can take (due to natural
variation)
to describes statistic across samples :
MJ mean
,
will equal M (or tested )
standard deviation Standard
og =
error
←
sampling
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population
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sample
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sample means will be size
approximately a normal distribution
TB We
generally view the mean of the
sampling distribution as the
population mean so Mg =
M
IB The standard deviation be the standard sample
of the
sampling distribution can seen as error of drawing a
from that particular population so : og = Fin -0 aka . dependent on size of sample taker
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bigger sample = smaller standard er ror
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matter the shape of
population , sampling distribution will
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testing intervals
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Karge sample becomes more important when the population distribution is
relatively skewed (for validity )
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