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STATI STICS
FROM WORDWEB:
PROBABILITY It is a branch of applied mathematics
AND STATISTICS concerned with the collection and
interpretation of quantitative data
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and the use of probability theory to
estimate population parameters.

BRANCHES
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STATISTICS

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DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Consists of procedures used to
summarize and describe the
important characteristics of a sample
or population
In the form of numerical calculations
or charts, graphs or tables

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I N F E R E N T I A L S TAT I S T I C S

Consists of procedures used to make

inferences and predictions about a
population characteristics based on a sample
of data taken from this population.

Methods of inferential statistics:

Estimation of parameters
Testing of hypothesis

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DATA S E TS
A POPULATION denotes a large
group consisting of elements having at
least one common feature.

A SAMPLE is a subset or a part of the

population that is so selected to
represent the entire group.

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EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2

EXERCISE

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S I G M A N O TAT I O N

D e f i n i t i o n O f D ata
A collection of facts or information
from which conclusions may be drawn.
Data can be collected from sources or
through observation, surveys, or by
doing experiments.
Data is measured, collected and
reported, and analyzed, whereupon it
can be visualized using graphs, images
or other analysis tools

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D e f i n i t i o n O f D ata
Raw data ("unprocessed data") is a collection of
numbers or characters before it has been
corrected to remove outliers or obvious
instrument or data entry errors by researchers.
Field data is raw data that is collected in an
uncontrolled on site environment.
Experimental data is data that is generated
within the context of a scientific investigation by
observation and recording.

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