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| the numerical representation and manipulation of observations for the purpose of describing and explaining the phenomena that those observations reflect |
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| analysis of a single variable, for purposes of description. |
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| a description of the number of times the various attributes of a variable are observed in a sample. |
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| a term generally suggesting typical or normal - a central tendency. i.e. mean, median and mode |
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| an average by adding all the numbers and diving by how many are there |
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| the most frequently observed value or sttribute |
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| the "middle" case ranked value or attribute |
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| the distribution of values around some central value, such as an average |
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| a variable whose attributes form a steady progression, such as age or income |
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| a variable whose attributes are separate from one another, or discontinuous, as in sex. |
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| analysis of 2 variables simultaneously, for the purpose of determining the empirical relationship between them. |
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| a format for presenting the relationships among variables as percentage distributions |
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| a format for presenting the relationships among variables as percentage distributions |
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| analysis of the simultaneous relationships among several variables. |
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