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Probability and Statistics
LSU IE 3302
10
Engineering
Undergraduate 3
08/24/2011

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Term
Deals with uncertainty or variability
Definition
1st Probability and Statistics
Term
Sources or variability
Definition

inherent (not controllable)

not inherent (controllable)

Term
Quality Control includes what?
Definition
Population and Sampling
Term
How to sample?
Definition

random sampling (unbiased)

not random (biased)

Term
Probability chart
Definition

Probability

Population                   Sample

Statistical 

Inference

 

type 1&2 errors

 

Term
You cannot be 100% confident. How much confident?
Definition
quantified by probability
Term

3 categories of

Collecting Data

(sampling):

Definition

1. Historical Data

2. Observational Data

(usually not controllable)

3. Experimental Data

(usually controllable)

Term
No you have sample data, what do you do about it?
Definition

sample mean

median

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