Statistics Are Used in Quantitative Data Analysis for Two Purposes

question 31

Multiple Choice

Statistics are used in quantitative data analysis for two purposes:

• A)Description and interpretation.
• B)Conclusion and theorisation.
• C)description, using descriptive statistics, and prediction, using inferential statistics.
• D)Mathamatical manipulation and decision making.

Analyze the concept of risk society and the shift from distribution of social goods to distribution of social bads.

Critically evaluate the role of technology in society, including its benefits, risks, and the concept of technological determinism.

Understand the concept of environmental racism and how it manifests in different contexts.

Analyze the impact of environmental hazards on minority groups and poor communities.

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Definitions:

Variability

The degree to which data points in a dataset differ from each other and from their mean.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given random-sample-based statistic.

Histograms

Graphical displays of data that use bars of varying heights to show the frequency distribution of a dataset.

Unbiased

A characteristic of an estimator or a process where the expectation is equal to the true parameter value being estimated, without systematic error.