SOC202H1 Midterm: test one notes
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Stats is about obtaining an accurate sense of proportion in regard to reality. : an appreciation of how usual or unusual an event , circumstance, or behaviour is in relation to a larger set of familiar events, and an appreciation of an event"s cause and consequences. : an awareness of the relationship of the individual to the wider society and history. the statistical imagination, with its awareness of the linkages between statistical measurement and social facts, requires a degree of scepticism. Descriptive statistics: used to tell us how many observation were recorded and how frequently each score or category occurred/ inferential statistics: used to show cause and effect relationship and to test hypotheses and theories. Science has limitation, restricted to examining empirical phenomena/ many sound factually based scientific arguments lack political or taxpayer support/ ethical dilemmas often arise creating resistance to its application. Constant: characteristics of study subjects that don"t vary.
