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Correlation Principles Help
Introduction to Correlation Principles Let's examine correlation a little more closely now. When two things are correlated, does one cause the other? Does a third phenomenon cause both? Is there any cause-and-effect relationship at all? People often conclude that ...
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Causes and Effects Help
Introduction to Causes and Effects When two things are correlated, it's tempting to think that there is a cause-and- effect relationship involved. Examples abound; anyone who listens to the radio, reads newspapers, or watches television these days can't escape ...
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Chaos, Bounds, and Randomness Help
Introduction to Chaos, Bounds, and Randomness Have you ever noticed that events seem to occur in bunches? This is more than your imagination. A few decades ago, this phenomenon was analyzed by Benoit Mandelbrot, an engineer and mathematician who worked for ...
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Correlation, Causation, Order, and Chaos Practice Test
Review the following concepts if necessary: Correlation Principles Help
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Frequency Distributions Help
Frequency Distributions Imagine that a large class of students is given a quiz. We examine the results in the form of tables and graphs. Practice 1 In our hypothetical class, 130 students take a 10-question quiz. The ...
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Variance and Standard Deviation Help
Variance and Standard Deviation Let's further analyze the results of the hypothetical 10-question quiz given to the class of 130 students. Again, in verbal form, here are the results: 0 correct answers: 0 students 1 ...
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Probability Help
Probability The following problems deal with situations and games involving chance. Probability lends itself to "thought experiments" that don't require any material investment except a few sheets of paper, a pen, and a calculator.
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Data Intervals Help
Data Intervals The following problems involve data intervals including quartiles, deciles, percentiles, and straight fractional portions. Let's consider an example involving climate change. (The following scenario is fictitious, and is for illustrative purposes ...
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Sampling and Estimation Help
Sampling and Estimation Here are some problems involving data sampling and estimation. Recall the steps that must be followed when conducting a statistical experiment: ... Formulate the question(s) we want to answer.
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Hypotheses, Prediction, and Regression Help
Hypotheses, Prediction, and Regression The following several problems involve a hypothetical experiment in which the incidence of a mystery illness, Syndrome X, is scrutinized. Twenty groups of 100 people are selected according to various criteria. Then ...
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