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| You wish to compare the mean of 2 populations |
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| What is the chi square test for used for? |
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| You have categorical response and predictor variables |
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| The null hypothesis of a t test states: |
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| There is no difference between the mean of two populations |
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| We reject the null hypothesis when: |
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| The p-value of the test statistic is small (e.g. <0.05) |
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| What is the slope coefficient in the linear model y=mx+b |
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| The data we provide in linear regression is |
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| Response and predictor variables |
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| The quantities we estimate in linear regression are |
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| Test statistic and p-values and slope coefficient and intercept |
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| The null hypothesis in linear regression is |
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| No relation between the predictor and response variables |
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| The null hypothesis of a chi square test is |
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| There is no association between the two categories |
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| When studying unmarked animals we ask questions related to |
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| Habitat relationships and abundance |
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| Point counts are most effective for sampling what? |
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| The element of an investigation subject to replication |
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| The sampling unit when snorkeling is often what? |
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| the randomly selected stretch of stream |
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| Distance sampling is based on the idea that |
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| animals are easier to detect when closer to the observer |
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| Knowledge of statistics is important at what steps of the scientific method |
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| Design research to test hypotheses and analyzing data |
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| In order to be part of a statistical population, each potential sample unit must |
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| be available for sampling |
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