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Who Uses Statistics?

Who Uses Statistics?. Examples. Define the term Statistics. Statistics is a collection of procedures and principles for gathering data and analyzing information in order to help people make decisions when faced with uncertainty. Media. Television News KTVU Channel 2 News Papers USA Today

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Who Uses Statistics?

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  1. Who Uses Statistics? Examples

  2. Define the term Statistics.

  3. Statistics is a collection of procedures and principles for gathering data and analyzing information in order to help people make decisions when faced with uncertainty.

  4. Media • Television News • KTVU Channel 2 • News Papers • USA Today • Polls • Gallup Poll

  5. Government • U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics • U.S. Census Bureau • Federal Bureau of Investigations • Department of Health &Human Services

  6. Other Organizations • American Heart Association • American Lung Associationgandmother • California Lottery

  7. Case Studies • Summary statistics • Change in the rate of occurance, baseline rate • Representative sample • Unrepresentative sample • Observational study • Randomized experiment • Statistical significance doesn’t imply practical importance

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