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Free Pizza Lunch with Faculty Jordan Hall 4th floor lounge Congrats to the four individuals who were successful in the syllabus challenge
Why does the phone always ring when youre in the shower?
3
Mean = 4.8
Median = 3
4 4 27 Mode = 2
4
Mean = 7.5
Median = 4
6 27 27 Mode = 27
23
Mean = 10.7
Median = 2
24 26 27 Mode = 1
Range Overall difference between the highest and lowest scores. Variance Average difference from the mean.
Identical Range
1 9 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 19 1 1 1 19 19 19 1 1 1 19 19 19
Identical Variance
1 9 9 11 11 11 9 9 9 11 11 19 6 6 6 13 14 14 6 6 7 14 14 14
Bimodal Distributions
Skewed Distributions
Uniform distributions
P value -- The probability that a particular set of data was gained by chance alone. Statistical Significance Any P value of less than .05
No Correlation R=0
A person wearing red is 129 times more likely to be gored by a charging bull!
But what is the base rate?
Mean: 53 minutes
The average temperature in Oklahoma City over the past 100 years is 63.4 degrees. (and each year has been within 1 degree of that average)
Consumer spending on prescription drugs has doubled since 1980. 85% of all car accidents occur within 10 miles of the home.
10 times as many people die each year by plane crashes than train crashes.
During the Spanish-American war, the death rate for soldiers was 9 per 1000. The death rate for civilians in New York City was 16 per 1000.
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1 minute 2 minutes
62.5 62 61.5
Earnings
Earnings
Joes income
Bobs Income
Tylenol is used by 90% doctors for their own aches and pains!
When Dewey was elected Governor in 1942, the minimum teachers salary in some districts was as low as $900 per year. Upon Governor Deweys recommendation the Legislature in 1947 appropriated $32,000,000 out of state surplus to provide an increase in teachers salaries. As a result, the minimum salaries of teachers in New York City range from $2500 to $5325.
Main Effects Effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable Interactions When the effectiveness of independent variable X is influenced by another independent variable Y
Curing the Hiccups Cure 1: Standing on Tiptoes Cure 2: Holding Breath Dependent Measure: Number of Hiccups before relief
Real effect
No effect
False Positive (Type 1) Correct Miss
1) Statistics are useful for figuring out random noise from real effects
2) Numbers are not absolute, and they can be easily manipulated 3) Always scrutinize data closely, and draw your own conclusions. 4) 85% of all statistics are made up on the spot: the rest are all wrong