PPT-Inferential Statistics

Paf 203 Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs REVIEW What is statistics What is the difference between a population and a sample What is a parameter A statistic What are the measures of central tendency. 1 (Version 1: 8/27/2014 ) SPSS for Inferential Statistics SPSS for Inferential Statistics 2 (Version 1: 8/27/2014 ) Background Information IBM SPSS Statistics is a software package used for statisti The University of Reading Statistical Services Centre 1. Introduction 3 2. Applying Estimation Ideas 4 3. Standard errors 6 4. Confidence Intervals 7 5. Hypothesis Testing 10 5.1 A simple example 10 Assessment Committee 2009. Division of Campus Life, Emory University. What is quantitative data analysis?. Types of quantitative data used in assessment. Descriptive statistics. Utilizing Microsoft Excel. Tim.bates@ed.ac.uk. http://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/events/research_seminars/psychstats. Resources. http://www.statmethods.net. Our basic question…. Did something occur?. Importantly, did what we predicted would occur, transpire?, i.e., is the world as we predicted?. Data consist of information coming from observations, counts, measurements, or responses.. Definition of Statistics. Statistics is the . science. of:. - collecting. - organizing. - analyzing. - . Level of data . Tests. Levels . of significance. Type . 1 & Type 2 Error. What You Need to Know for The Exam….. You will not have to conduct these tests in an exam(cue… sigh of relief). However you will have to;. and. . t. . - tests . ScWk. 242 – Session 9 Slides. Inferential Statistics. Inferential . statistics . are used to . test . hypotheses about the relationship between the independent and the dependent . Cause, Causatives, and Theories of Causation. Julian Reiss, Durham. Background. Main concern: Provide a satisfactory account of causation in the sciences. My own work focuses on the biomedical and social sciences. The University of Reading Statistical Services Centre 1. Introduction 3 2. Applying Estimation Ideas 4 3. Standard errors 6 4. Confidence Intervals 7 5. Hypothesis Testing 10 5.1 A simple example 10 A Hypothetical Inferential Theory (HIT). Henrik Singmann, Igor . Douven. , . Shira. . Elqayam. , David Over, & . Janneke. van . Wijnbergen-Huitink. New paradigm, probabilities, pragmatics, and dual processing: Festschrift in . Level of data . Tests. Levels . of significance. Type . 1 & Type 2 Error. What You Need to Know for The Exam….. You will not have to conduct these tests in an exam(cue… sigh of relief). However you will have to;. Comprehension Toolkit. Inferential comprehension 1. Comprehension Toolkit. Inferential comprehension 1. Comprehension. means . understanding. . . The answers to some questions are easy to find, while the answers to others are more difficult to work out. Mike Griffiths. m.griffiths@gold.ac.uk. homepages.gold.ac.uk/. mikegriffiths. /teaching. Variables. Quantitative research concerns itself with variables.. Which of the following are variables?. Height. Comprehension Toolkit. Inferential comprehension 1. Comprehension Toolkit. Inferential comprehension 1. Comprehension. means . understanding. . . The answers to some questions are easy to find, while the answers to others are more difficult to work out.