Basic Statistics & Numeracy Flashcards

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1
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What categorical variables?

A

nominal or ordinal variables

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2
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What are examples of nominal variables?

A

sex, blood grouping etc.

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3
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What are examples of ordinal variables?

A

(intrinsic order) degrees of pain

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4
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What do parametric statistical tests do?

A

make assumptions about the parameters of the population distribution

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5
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What do nonparametric tests do?

A

make no assumptions

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