Unit 3 Vocab STATS
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Population (population of intrest) | An entire group of individuals that you're interested in learning about |
Sample | A smaller group of specific individuals selected from the population to study |
Population of parameter of interest | A characteristic or measurement of the populations that you're interested in learning about |
Sampling frame | A group of possible individuals you're creating a sample from |
Census | When you survey the entire population instead of just a sample |
Observation study | A study based on data in which no treatments are assigned |
Experiment | Similar to observational study, but treatments are randomly assigned. Causation can be determined from experiments. |
Convenience sample | A non-random sampling method that can only include individuals who are convenient/easy to sample, such as friends or the first person we see. Biased and not representative of the entire population. |
Voluntary response sample | A non- random sampling method that only includes individual who choose to call-in, participate, etc. Biased and not representative of the entire population. |
Random sample | A sampling method that use random chance to select individuals for a sample, which has no bias |
Simple random sample | Using a random process to choose a group from the population so that every individual and every group of individuals is equally likely to be chosen |
Sampling variability | The concept that the results from different samples won't be the exact same due to the random processes. |
Margin of error | How far off our estimated value from a sample might be compared to the true value for a population |
Bias | If a sampling method is biased, then something is wrong with how we collect data. This creates baddata that is not representative of the population. |
Undercoverage bias | When the data collection process is set up in a way such that some members of a population cannot or are less likely to be included in a sample |
Nonresponse bias | When an individual is part of a survey/ sample but does not respond or chooses not responds. |
Response bias | Factors that influences individuals to provide false or inaccurate responses. Examples: wording of a question, who is asking the questions, lying, etc |
Placebo effect | When someone receives a "fake" treatment and it actually helps them even through its not supposed to |
Control group | A group that receives a placebo or no treatment, used as a baseline for comparison |
Single blind | When the subjects/experimental units do not want the treamnets they are receiving |
Confounding variables | A variable that influences both the explanatory and response variables, which may affect proving causation |
Purpose of random assignment | To show causation from an experiment |
Purpose of random sample | To generalize the results |