Module 7 - Probability and Statistics
MQTA and QLO1 Roadmap
Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 | Activity 4 | Activity 5
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.
Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 | Activity 4 | Activity 5
Citation: rbennett1. (2007, February 22). Module 7 - Probability and Statistics. Retrieved January 09, 2009, from Western Governors University Web site: http://ocw.wgu.edu/liberal-arts/quantitative-literacy/mod7/module-7-probability-and-statistics.
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