Stats 218 Week 1 Terms

Question 1

Statistics

Accepted Answer

the science of data and making decisions under variability and uncertainty

Question 2

Example of Estimation/DescriptiveAnecdotal and Experiments

Accepted Answer

size

Question 3

Example of hypothesis testing

Accepted Answer

"If I did this, how would it change?"

Question 4

Example of prediction

Accepted Answer

"If this happens, then this will occur"

Question 5

Types of Evidence

Accepted Answer

Anecdotal and Experiments

Question 6

Anecdotal Evidence

Accepted Answer

Evidence based on personal accounts of incidents

Question 7

Experimental Evidence

Accepted Answer

experimental and non-experimental studies that support the initial association

Question 8

Placebo

Accepted Answer

a fake drug used in the testing of medication

Question 9

Blinding

Accepted Answer

any individual associated with an experiment who is not aware of how subjects have been allocated to treatment groups

Question 10

Double Blinding

Accepted Answer

the act of blinding both the subjects of an experiment and the researchers who work with the subjects

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