Statistics: 1 : a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data
2: a collection of quantitative data
Other terms used in discussing and using statistics:
variance : expressed as standard deviation, represents the average distance of each score from the mean
frequency distribution : commonness of the values of a variable (how often it occurs in the data set)
dispersion: the scattering of the values of a frequency distribution from the mean
range : difference between the least and greatest values of the variable of a frequency distribution
The Electronic Statistics Textbook
The Normal Distribution Empirical Rule
*Provides an estimation of the spread of data given the mean and standard deviation of a data set that follows the standard, normal distribution
Faculty recommended video: "Choosing a Statistical Test"
Five tutorials provide illustrative understanding of statistical concepts including null-hypothesis, p-value and confidence intervals. Click on the graphic below to access:
click on the graphic below: "Interpreting a Forest Plot of a meta-analysis"
- created and presented by Dr. D. Slawson for CIS Clinical Information Sciences
All videos have close captioning available and are outside links.
All videos used with permission and for educational purposes only. Thanks to Jeremy Jones and Kahn Academy. Tyson.C 2017