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Green / Blue Sheets. Data set : Big stack Elements : Each Person Variable : Each Question Observation : Each Sheet. Qualitative vs Quantitative Variables. Qualitative Quantitative. Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio. Nominal. Ordinal. Interval . Ratio.
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Green/Blue Sheets Data set: Big stack Elements: Each Person Variable: Each Question Observation: Each Sheet
Qualitative vsQuantitative Variables
Qualitative Quantitative Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio
Qualitative or Quantitative? • Nominal, Ordinal, Interval or Ratio? • Your smoking status • Your SAT score • How many votes Obama received in last election • Ounces of beef in your hamburger • Favorite color • Number of red M&M’s you have in your bag • Type of M&M’s with the most red ones
Time series or Cross Sectional? Example 13.7 Current GPA of all students vs. Your GPA for each semester you’ve been at Purdue TA eval scores of all classes taught vs. Eval scores of all TAs from the last exam Salary of LA Lakers throughout 1990’s vs Salaries of all NBA teams in 1994
Sample Population
Statistical Inference
Voter registration records show that 68% of all voters in Indianapolis are registered as Republicans. To test a random digit dialing device, you use the device to call 150 randomly chosen residential telephones in Indianapolis. Of the registered voters contacted, 73% are registered Republicans.
How To Sample?
Non-Random Sample NOT Hard NOT Random NOT The best Random Sample IS Harder IS Random IS The best
Types Of Random Samples
Simple Random Sample
Stratified Random Sample Stratified Random Sample
Cluster Sample
Bias Low High Variability High Low
Reduce Bias Random Sampling Reduce Variation Larger Sample
Do you always wash your hands after Using a public restroom?
What color shirt were you wearing March 23rd 2008?
520 baby seals are killed every year due to excessive drilling in Alaska, Would you vote ‘No’ to excessive drilling And help save these adorable seals?
Question 2: Is this surprising?
Question 3: Which Plan Would You Choose?
Graphing Qualitative Variables
In a poll of 200 parents of children ages 6 to 12, respondents were asked to name the most disgusting things ever found in their children’s rooms. The results are below (J&C 2005)
Bar Graph Pie Chart