Exercices Introduction to Statistics course

Statistical methods shows entire procedure by which entire behavior of a population are observed in a representing sample from particular population. In wide and singular sense statistics refer to statistical methods. Generally scientists are not following Abstract censuses of populations, they preferred it as sampling. Increased demand in statistics and decreasing cost of statistics are main responsible factors for development of statistics .statistical methods are grouped under two heads statistics as a data, statistics as a Methods. Main originating source of statistics are Government records and Mathematic Therefore sampling and statistical inference are considered essential for required achievement. Making mistake in analytical works used in statistical methods is unavoidable. a important aspect of quality control is detection of random and systematic error . Care should be taken for ERROR, ACCURACY, PRECISION and BIAS in statistical results General principles for the planning of experiments and data visualization. Choice of standard statistical models and methods of statistical inference. (Binomial, Poisson, normal).Application of these models to confidence interval, estimation and parametric hypothesis testing including two-sample situations, the purpose is to compare two (or more) populations with methods using many randomly computer-generated samples are finally introduced for estimating characteristics of a distribution and for statistical respect to their means or variances. (2) Non-parametric inference tests are also described in cases where the data sample distribution is not compatible with standard parametric distributions. (3) Re sampling inference. The following section deals with methods for processing multivariate data. Methods for Dealing with clinical trials are also briefly reviewed.

This book aims to help people analyze quantitative information. Before detailing the 'hands-on' analysis we will explore in later chapters, this introductory chapter will discuss some of the background conceptual issues that are precursors to statistical analysis. The chapter begins where most research in fact begins; with research questions. A research question states the aim of a research project in terms of cases of interest and the variables upon which these cases are thought to differ. A few examples of research questions are: 'What is the age distribution of the students in my statistics class?' 'Is there a relationship between the health status of my statistics students and their sex?' 'Is any relationship between the health status and the sex of students in my statistics class affected by the age of the students?' We begin with very clear, precisely stated research questions such as these that will guide the way we conduct research and ensure that we do not end up with a jumble of information that does not create any real knowledge. We need a clear research question (or questions) in mind before undertaking statistical analysis to avoid the situation where huge amounts of data are gathered unnecessarily, and which do not lead to any meaningful results. I suspect that a great deal of the confusion associated with statistical analysis actually arises from imprecision in the research questions that are meant to guide it. It is very difficult to select the relevant type of analysis to undertake, given the many possible analyses we could employ on a given set of data, if we are uncertain of our objectives. If we don't know why we are undertaking research in the first place, then it follows we will not know what to do with research data once we have gathered them. Conversely, if we are clear about the research question(s) we are addressing the statistical techniques to apply follow almost as a matter of course. We can see that each of the research questions above identifies the entities that I wish to investigate. In each question these entities are students in my statistics class, who are thus the units of analysis – the cases of interest – to my study.

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Several challenges beg for solutions that are not already made but undertaking prescribed steps to arrive at solutions in what may be called research. Perhaps it is more appropriate to start with a good understanding of what research is. Research may be described as the careful consideration of a study regarding a particular concern or problem using scientific methods. According to Babbie (2007), research is a systematic inquiry to describe, explain, predict, and control the observed phenomenon. Research is a systematic investigation, often involving data collection and analysis, aimed at discovering new knowledge, understanding a topic, or finding solutions to problems. Research follows a structured and organized approach, using established methods to ensure reliability and validity. Research involves inductive and deductive methods. Inductive research methods analyse and observed event, while deductive methods verify the observed event. Inductive approaches are associated with qualitative research, and deductive methods are more commonly associated with quantitative analysis. An example of quantitative research is the survey conducted to determine the influence of test anxiety on students’ performance in Physics in senior secondary schools. A test anxiety scale can be administered to students studying Physics in senior secondary schools to determine the level of their anxiety while taking a test. Quantitative outcome research is mostly conducted in the education, arts, humanities and social sciences using the statistical methods used above to collect quantitative data from the research study. In this research method, researchers and statisticians deploy mathematical frameworks and theories that pertain to the quantity under investigation.

1. Listed below are goals for different research projects. Indicate which of the three non-experimental methods described above would be most appropriate for each project, and describe why. a. Goal: To determine whether the users of a statistics software consist mainly of undergraduate students, graduated students, or faculties among the world.-Survey is the apt non-experimental method for this research project. Here, the goal of the research is only to collect general characteristics, that is, the major user-group for the particular software. This information can be easily retrieved by conducting a survey from the users by allowing them to select one of the options out of undergraduate, graduate students or faculties. b. Goal: To determine how a digital currency platform administrator would go about determining whether a hacking by an unauthorized user has occurred.-This research goal can be achieved by conducting an interview with the administrator. To determine the status of hacking, in-depth knowledge of this situation would be required by the interviewer/ researcher. Since interviews are conducted to gain information from small group of people or a particular person, asking open ended questions from the administrator related to the subject is the best way to go about this research project. c. Goal: To determine whether workers in a newly furnished office actually use both the seated and standing configurations of their workstations.-The best way to conduct this research is by using observational methods (field-observation). Observations help the observer/ researcher focus on the real-world interactions of people with a system (here, workstations). Collecting data based on the observations could be a good starting point to gather information. It also reduces artificiality by providing true information. Therefore, the research goal can be obtained by conducting observations at the newly furnished office. Experimental Research: For the following experiments, (a) identify the independent and dependent variables, and (b) explain and elaborate whether the researcher was successful at eliminating the effects of unwanted or confounding variables in order to make his/her conclusion valid. 2. The director of an assembly factory wants to lower the cost of electricity by increasing the temperature in the air-conditioned factory. Since the director is aware that the factory