SOC222H5 Chapter : Readings
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people use statistical analysis to carry out research and do it in a objective and quantifiable way. when studying statistics you should allow yourself to become totally immersed in an abstract conceptual world, without any thought about direct applications. i t is not that easy to get from point a to point b in statistics; it requires a lot of thought and thinking. practice, practice, practice will help you succeed in statistics. statistics can be used in a number of ways a prison psychologist might collect info on levels of aggression in inmates, teacher might focus on their latest set of student test scores. information may be collected on different variables. variable: anything that can vary; it is anything that can take on quantities. Chapter one notes while a different quality or spent according to well-defined particular variable in a store.
