Regression Analysis

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Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a fairly narrow phenomenon or set of observations.

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Theory

A set of principles that is well substantiated by repeated testing and explains a broad phenomenon.

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Independent Variable

Variables that do not depend on any other variables.

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Dependent Variable

Variables that depend on independent variables.

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Nominal Scale

A scale where data can be categorized into different, unrankable groups.

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Ordinal Scale

A scale where data can be categorized into different, rankable groups.

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Interval Scale

A scale with rankable values in which value differences are meaningful, but not value ratios.

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Ratio Scale

A scale with rankable values where both value differences and value ratios are meaningful.

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Validity

An investigation of whether the question we are asking actually measures what we wish to measure.

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Reliability

An investigation of whether the measurement is free from errors.

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Population

The whole group we wish to investigate.

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Sample

A subset of the population, ideally chosen at random.

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Graphical Methods

Methods used after collecting data to summarize it; includes pie charts, bar charts, and box plots.

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Mean

The average value in a data set.

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Median

The middle value of a data set when organized in order.

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Mode

The value that occurs most frequently in a data set.

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Variance

A statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a data set.

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Standard Deviation

A measure of how dispersed the data is in relation to the mean.

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Normal Distribution

A continuous probability distribution where values lie in a symmetrical fashion around the mean.

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Standard Normal Distribution

A normal distribution with a mean of zero and standard deviation of one.

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