POLSCI 3NN3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Statistical Inference, Descriptive Statistics, Univariate
19 Jan 2017
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What does it look like across the whole population. What one score gives us a scenes of what is typical. How much variety is included in our data set. These are the easiest type of statistics, but they are valuable. Looks at the relationship between variable and how they relate to each other. They allow us to explore the probability that what we found to be the case in our sample. Is true of the larger population from which the sample was drawn. When we want to know if our sample data relates to a bigger picture. Difference in wage between males and females in. The level of measurement helps you determine which of the many descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, and measures of association to use. Certain statistics should only be used with variables that have been measured at a particular level. Liberal is not more political party than conservative. There is no order or higher value between variables.
