While Using Existing Statistics Can Bring a Wealth of Quality

question 25

Essay

While using existing statistics can bring a wealth of quality research, one has to be mindful of reliability issues. Discuss some of the issues of reliability when using existing statistics.

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Definitions:

Random Variable

A variable that can take numerical outcomes as its values, which are derived from random events.

Brake To A Stop

The action or process of slowing down or stopping a moving vehicle by applying its brakes.

Normally Distributed

A type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable with a bell-shaped curve symmetric about its mean.

Collision

In computing and networking, it refers to an event where two or more requests for the use of a single resource overlap, causing an error or delay.