Section: Module 1: Lesson 3: Descriptive Statistics and Distribution | Biostatistics | NextGenU.org
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Learning Objectives
- Generate descriptive statistics from data, calculate descriptive statistics and standard deviations, and understand the methods of summarizing a single quantitative variable.
- Summarize and describe the distribution of a categorical variable, and understand the uses and implications of the normal distribution.
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Students mustView
- Read section 4.2, "Univariate non-graphical EDA" (pages 63–72). Then, read part of section 4.4, "Multivariate non-graphical EDA" (from page 88 through page 90).
- Generate descriptive statistics from data, calculate descriptive statistics and standard deviations, and understand the methods of summarizing a single quantitative variable.
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Students mustView
- Read the entire web page.
- Summarize and describe the distribution of a categorical variable and understand the uses and implications of the normal distribution.
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Students mustView
- Click on the link “Lecture Handouts (pdf, ppt)" found on the left side of the web page. Then, under “Lecture Handouts”, click on the link “Chapter 4 Displaying, Summarizing Quantitative Data (pdf)” and read the entire handout.
- Summarize and describe the distribution of a categorical variable and understand the uses and implications of the normal distribution.
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Students mustView
- Read down to the beginning of Example 4.5. Ignore any information relating to z-scores for now.
- Summarize and describe the distribution of a categorical variable and understand the uses and implications of the normal distribution.
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- Download the PDF version of the text by clicking on the appropriate link. Then, read sections 2.5–2.7 (pages 100–120).