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Common Techniques in Descriptive Statistics
This chapter has a lot of fun content. This is another chapter of calculations that you will have to know for the exam, so brace yourself and put your math hat on. That said, they are descriptive statistics techniques that are commonly used and good to know. First, we will go over frequencies and percentages. Then, we will talk about how to calculate percent change. Next, we will discuss percent difference, as it is not the same thing as percent change. Then, we will cover confidence intervals. Finally, we will go over z-scores and how they are used. Without further ado, let’s get started!
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Understanding frequencies and percentages ...
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