PADP 7120 Midterm: PADP 7120 - Data Applications of Public Administration - Midterm Study Guide

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Public Administration and Policy
• Course: PADP 7120
• Professor: Anastasopoulos

Document Summary

Lecture 1: data vs. statistics, data > any information collected through observation. Can be numerical, text-based, or image-based: statistics > eld of mathematical inquiry concerned with collecting information. Originally collection of info about the state late 18th century, enlightenment. Evolved into specialized area of mathematical analysis. Provides methods for: designing research studies, summarizing data c) inference using data to make predictions & understand relationships, statistical inference. Samples: population > whole group being studied, sample > group that data is collected from to make inferences about the general population. Variables & measurement: quantitative or categorical/qualitative > relates to the qualities of the variable. Quantitative variables > variables which contain a measure of the magnitude of something on a scale. Categorical variables > variables which contain information about a category. Ex. gender (male=0, female=1: discrete or continuous > relates to qualities of the variable & the statistical methods used to analyze them.