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Chapter Outline
1.1 An Overview of Statistics
1.2 Data Classification
1.3 Data Collection and Experimental Design
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Section 1.3
Data Collection and
Experimental Design
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Section 1.3 Objectives
How to design a statistical study and how to distinguish between an observational study and an experiment
How to collect data by using a survey or a simulation
How to design an experiment
How to create a sample using random sampling, simple random sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, and systematic sampling and how to identify a biased sample
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Designing a Statistical Study
Collect the data.
Describe the data using descriptive statistics techniques.
Interpret the data and make decisions about the population using inferential statistics.
Identify any possible errors.
Identify the variable(s) of interest (the focus) and the population of the study.
Develop a detailed plan for collecting data. If you use a sample, make sure the sample is representative of the population.
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Data Collection
Observational study
A researcher observes and measures characteristics of interest of part of a population.
Researchers measured the amount of time people spent doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, and socializing. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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Data Collection
Experiment
A treatment is applied to part of a population, called a treatment group, and responses are observed.
Another part of the populat