Flashcards in A Deck (9)
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Descriptive statistics
Summarizes important data descriptions
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Inferential statistics
Observing a small group then forecasting a large group
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Population
All members of a specified group
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Sample
A subset of the population
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Measurement Scales
Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
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Nominal
Mutual funds: Groups but no rank
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Ordinal
Mutual Fund Performance: Observations are ranked, differences are not equalized
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Interval
Temperature: Rank and differences between scale values are equal but no true zero point exists
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