Statistics: A Tool for the Social Sciences |
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Measurement | 13 |
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Numerical Techniques for Describing Data | 91 |
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approximately average absolute deviation calculate chapter chi-square distribution chi-square test class interval classification coefficient of determination column compute confidence interval correlation coefficient crime rate cumulative relative frequency data in exercise data of table determine difference error of estimation example expected cell counts favor females figure formula frequency distribution frequency histogram frequency table graph grouped data H₁ income independent variable males measure of association measure of central median midpoint murder rates n₁ n₂ normally distributed null hypothesis number of observations numerical descriptive measures obtain ordinal pairs parameter percentile phi coefficient population means probability distribution procedure proportion qualitative variables quantitative random sample random variable reject the null rejection region research hypothesis sample data sample mean set of measurements shown SMSA social sciences standard deviation statistical test sufficient evidence test of independence test statistic total number type I error variation voters X₁ X₂