How is a sample related to a population? Why is a sample used more often than a population? What is the difference between a parameter and a statistic? What are the two main branches of statistics?

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Q: What is the purpose of the confidence intervals in Statistics?

A: Confidence interval is derived from the Sample stastics for the estimatation of population…

Q: What is the difference between preventative measures and preventative statistics of a disease

A: preventive  healthcare or preventive  medicine refers to the measures taken in order to prevent and…

Q: What are the ethical guidelines for statistical practice? How do they help get results for research?

A: Good statistical practice is fundamentally based on transparent assumptions, reproducible results,…

Q: What is the test statistic?

A: At Rachel's 11th birthday party, B-girls were timed to see how long ( in seconds ) they could hold…

Q: single term that best describes statistics and why?

A: A statistic is the measure of an attribute computed from a sample. The statistics calculated from…

Q: G. In general, how do calculations for variance and standard deviation for samples differ from those…

A: The general definition of variance is the ratio of the sum of the squared deviations from the mean…

Q: What is a T-Test? How is it applied to a Single Population Data Set?

A: Student's t-test was given and first used by W.S. Gosset in 1908. The statistician W.S. Gosset is…

Q: In mathematical statistics, why are sufficient statistics useful and what does it mean for a…

A: A sufficient statistic is statistics summing up all the information in a sample about a parameter…

Q: What kind of test is used to solve the test statistic value for the population proportion?

A: We want to tell you what kind of statistic and test are used for population proportion.

Q: In Week 1, you were asked to analyze the use of statistics in health care. Now that you have…

A: Bio-statistics is a branch of statistics which deals with the health care and medicine. It is also…

Q: How will you differentiate between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics? Describe the…

A: Inferential statistics : It makes generalization for the population from the sample. It means…

Q: What is the distribution of a statistic based on a population parameter?

A: Population Parameter It is a characteristic of the entire population. The value of a population…

Q: Why is it important to know what type of statistical test should be run before data is collected?

A: It is important know what statistical test should be run before data is collected to ensure data…

Q: What is the difference between testing hypothesis on a population and testing hypothesis when…

A: Statistical hypotheses testing:   Hypotheses testing is used to make inferences about the population…

Q: What is helpful to interpret bivariate tables~ percentages or frequencies?

A: Given that  We have to define  What is helpful to interpret bivariate tables percentages or…

Q: Why are t statistics more variable than z -scores?

A: t-statistics uses sample variance instead of population variance.   t statistics has both s and x̅.

Q: What is the difference between a population and a sample? Which is described by a parameter and…

A: Determine the difference between the population and sample.   The difference between the population…

Q: What is the power of the test in the statistical test?

A: Statistical Test: A statistical test is a tool that helps people make analytic conclusions about a…

Q: explain the differences of parameter and a statistic

A: It is needed to state the difference of parameter and statistic.

Q: why estimation is important in statistics?

A: Estimation is one of the two branches of inferential statistics.

Q: Differenciate between statistics and probablity?

A: Probability and statistics are related areas of mathematics which concern themselves with analyzing…

Q: What does it mean that a sample statistic is an unbiased estimator of a population parameter?

A: A statistic is called an unbiased estimator of a population parameter if the mean of the sampling…

Q: What is the difference between a STATISTIC and PARAMETER

A: Solution:We have to determine the difference between a STATISTIC and PARAMETER.

Q: When I'm trying to infer the population mean from a small sample, why do I have to rely on the…

A: The assumptions for the z-statics is appropriate as given below:The samples are randomly selected…

Q: Explain why researchers typically focus on statistical independence rather than statistical…

A: Independent Events:The events A and B are said to be independent, if the result of one of the events…

Q: Explain the relationship between the population mean ?, sample mean ?̅, and a value of the sample…

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Q: Explain why the formulas for sample variance and population variance are different.

A: Here's the explanation is as follows; Sample Variance : It is used to calculate how varied a sample…

Q: What is formula for the variance of the population?

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Q: Statistics used to test for significance and extrapolate to a population are known as what type of…

A: Statistics is basically divided into two major fields.  Descriptive statistics Inferential…

Q: Why do you need to understand the question before deciding the statistical tool to be used?

A: Some of the most common and convenient statistical tools to quantify such comparisons are as…

Q: What statistical methods are typically used in an inferential study?

A: There are two major parts in Inferential statistics, i. Estimation ii. Hypothesis Testing So, these…

Q: You collect information on a random sample of women and obtain estimates on vitamin D exposure.…

A: The variability shows the difference between the sample data from the population data. For example,…

Q: - How do you know if a sample is significant different from the population mean? In other words,…

A: Let μ be the population mean of the sample we are taking and μ0 be the hypothesised population mean…

Q: What is the population of interest? What is the sample? What is the value of parameter? What is the…

A: Sample is a subset of the population which represents the population. Parameter is a measure based…

Q: A better explanation of ANOVA and correlation

A: Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a technique which is used for separating the total variability in a…

Q: What is the difference between Descriptive and Inferential Statistics? Point out key differences…

A: Definition of Descriptive Statistics Descriptive Statistics refers to a discipline that…

Q: What statistical tool should I use for this problem?  A graduating nursing student conducted a…

A: Test of proportion It is used to test which group have more contribution then the other. Suppose…

Q: What advantages and/or additional information does LINEST offer compared to other statistical…

A: The LINEST function is used to calculate the statistics for a line using least square method.…

Q: It is important to have a random sample to prevent data manipulation. O True False

A: This question can be solved by applying the concepts of random sampling.

Q: What is one of the distinctions between a population parameter and a sample statistic?

A: The population parameter is the measure based on whole population. And the statistic is a measure…

Q: A researcher is looking at the relationship between rates of lung cancer and smoking status. they…

A: There are two variables in the study; *Smoking status of subjects, in terms of yes or no. *Lung…

Q: What are the appropriate statistical tool when dealing with a likert type of data? Kindly expound…

A: Given information: It is required to name a appropriate statistical tool for dealing with Likert…

Q: Explain the differences between independent samples and dependent samples as it applies to…

A: We have to differentiate between independent sample and dependent sample in hypothesis testing.