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Module 7 - Probability and Statistics

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MQTA and QLO1 Roadmap

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Activity 1:  Key Terms and Concepts

Key Terms

  • random
  • control (control group)
  • replication
  • association
  • causation
  • correlations
  • Law of Large Numbers
  • Confidence Interval
  • simple random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, multi-stage sampling
  • mean
  • standard deviation
  • one-tailed test, two-tailed test
  • null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis
  • Type I error
  • level of significance
  • z-score
  • critical value

Key Concepts/Skills

  • Explain various statistical procedures and theories
  • Interpret statistical data
  • Identify common misconceptions in statistics
  • Calculate probabilities
  • Explain various sampling techniques
  • Construct hypothesis tests
  • Identify assumptions and evaluate validity of statistical analyses

 

All students should go to the community and participate in the exercises of the week.

 In your notebook, create a glossary section for quick reference.

 

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Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. rbennett1. (2007, February 22). Module 7 - Probability and Statistics. Retrieved March 21, 2010, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/quantitative-literacy/mod7/module-7-probability-and-statistics. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License