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In which cases normal distribution is continuos and is not continuous?
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The normal distribution is always continuous.
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Is continuous distribution convert in discrete distribution?
If the question is asking if a continuous distribution can be converted to a discrete distribution, the answer is yes. Your age has a continuous distribution but in most cases, the information is recorded and analysed as if it were the whole number of years - a discrete distribution.
Does the median have 50 percent of the cases below only in a normal distribution?
No. By definition of the median, the median has 50 percent of the case below and 50 percent of the cases above. This has nothing to do with the cases being in a normal distribution.
Does a sample statistic always have a normal distribution?
No, many sample statistics do not have a normal distribution. In most cases order statistics, such as the minimum or the maximum, are not normally distributed, even when the underlying data themselves have a common normal distribution. The geometric mean (for positive-valued data) almost never has a normal distribution. Practically important statistics, including the chi-square statistic, the F-statistic, and the R-squared statistic of regression, do not have normal distributions. Typically, the normal distribution arises as a good approximation when the sample statistic acts like the independent sum of variables none of whose variances dominates the total variance: this is a loose statement of the Central Limit Theorem. A sample sum and mean, when the elements of the sample are independently obtained, will therefore often be approximately normally distributed provided the sample is large enough.
What is the difference of frequency distribution and relative frequency distribution?
A frequency distribution lists each value in the distribution and the number times it appears, while a relative frequency distribution reports the proportion of cases reporting each value
Discrete and Continuous data is used in mathematics?
Yes it is. Discrete data is something that's set. Like say you were making a line graph about renting bikes. You can only rent whole bikes there is nothing in between. You shouldn't connect points on a line graph with discrete data but some cases can be argued. Continuous data is usually a measurement that could change like time.
Is continuous distribution convert in discrete distribution?
If the question is asking if a continuous distribution can be converted to a discrete distribution, the answer is yes. Your age has a continuous distribution but in most cases, the information is recorded and analysed as if it were the whole number of years - a discrete distribution.
Does the median have 50 percent of the cases below only in a normal distribution?
No. By definition of the median, the median has 50 percent of the case below and 50 percent of the cases above. This has nothing to do with the cases being in a normal distribution.
True or False If the population distribution is unknown in most cases the sampling distribution of the mean can be approximated by the normal dist. if the samples contain at least 30 observations.?
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What is the difference between t test and z test?
Whereas a t-test is used for n30, where n=sample size. n < 30 or n > 30 is not entirely arbitrary; it is intended to indicate that n must be sufficiently large to use the normal distribution. In some cases, n must be greater than 50. Note, both the t-test and the z-test can only be used if the distribution from which the sample is being drawn is a normal distribution. A z-test can be used even if the distribution is not normal (but is not severely skewed) if n>30, in which case, we can safely assume that the distribution is normal.
Does a sample statistic always have a normal distribution?
No, many sample statistics do not have a normal distribution. In most cases order statistics, such as the minimum or the maximum, are not normally distributed, even when the underlying data themselves have a common normal distribution. The geometric mean (for positive-valued data) almost never has a normal distribution. Practically important statistics, including the chi-square statistic, the F-statistic, and the R-squared statistic of regression, do not have normal distributions. Typically, the normal distribution arises as a good approximation when the sample statistic acts like the independent sum of variables none of whose variances dominates the total variance: this is a loose statement of the Central Limit Theorem. A sample sum and mean, when the elements of the sample are independently obtained, will therefore often be approximately normally distributed provided the sample is large enough.
Why is age not normal distribution in statistics?
In a stable population, the number of people of any age must be smaller than the number of people in the age just below. This is because the difference between the two is the number of younger people who died at that age. Furthermore mortality rates are age dependent: after a relatively (or in some cases absolutely) high infant mortality, the rate drops until old age kicks in. As a reult the distribution is not normal. In a growing population the lower end of the distribution is large and so again not normal.
What is the difference of frequency distribution and relative frequency distribution?
A frequency distribution lists each value in the distribution and the number times it appears, while a relative frequency distribution reports the proportion of cases reporting each value
What is having one side of the distribution looking the same as the other side?
A normal distribution of data is one in which the majority of data points are relatively similar, meaning they occur within a small range of values with fewer outliers on the high and low ends of the data range. When data are normally distributed, plotting them on a graph results a bell-shaped and symmetrical image often called the bell curve. In such a distribution of data, mean, median, and mode are all the same value and coincide with the peak of the curve. However, in social science, a normal distribution is more of a theoretical ideal than a common reality. The concept and application of it as a lens through which to examine data is through a useful tool for identifying and visualizing norms and trends within a data set. Properties of the Normal Distribution One of the most noticeable characteristics of a normal distribution is its shape and perfect symmetry. If you fold a picture of a normal distribution exactly in the middle, you'll come up with two equal halves, each a mirror image of the other. This also means that half of the observations in the data falls on either side of the middle of the distribution. The midpoint of a normal distribution is the point that has the maximum frequency, meaning the number or response category with the most observations for that variable. The midpoint of the normal distribution is also the point at which three measures fall: the mean, median, and mode. In a perfectly normal distribution, these three measures are all the same number. In all normal or nearly normal distributions, there is a constant proportion of the area under the curve lying between the mean and any given distance from the mean when measured in standard deviation units. For instance, in all normal curves, 99.73 percent of all cases fall within three standard deviations from the mean, 95.45 percent of all cases fall within two standard deviations from the mean, and 68.27 percent of cases fall within one standard deviation from the mean. Normal distributions are often represented in standard scores or Z scores, which are numbers that tell us the distance between an actual score and the mean in terms of standard deviations. The standard normal distribution has a mean of 0.0 and a standard deviation of 1.0. Examples and Use in Social Science Even though a normal distribution is theoretical, there are several variables researchers study that closely resemble a normal curve. For example, standardized test scores such as the SAT, ACT, and GRE typically resemble a normal distribution. Height, athletic ability, and numerous social and political attitudes of a given population also typically resemble a bell curve. The ideal of a normal distribution is also useful as a point of comparison when data are not normally distributed. For example, most people assume that the distribution of household income in the U.S. would be a normal distribution and resemble the bell curve when plotted on a graph. This would mean that most U.S. citizens earn in the mid-range of income, or in other words, that there is a healthy middle class. Meanwhile, the numbers of those in the lower economic classes would be small, as would the numbers in the upper classes. However, the real distribution of household income in the U.S. does not resemble a bell curve at all. The majority of households fall into the low to the lower-middle range, meaning there are more poor people struggling to survive than there are folks living comfortable middle-class lives. In this case, the ideal of a normal distribution is useful for illustrating income inequality.
What is gaussian distribution and what is its significance in least squares analysis?
From a technical perspective, alternative characterizations are possible, for example: The normal distribution is the only absolutely continuous distribution all of whose cumulants beyond the first two (i.e. other than the mean and variance) are zero. For a given mean and variance, the corresponding normal distribution is the continuous distribution with the maximum entropy. In order to make statistical tests on the results it is necessary to make assumptions about the nature of the experimental errors. A common (but not necessary) assumption is that the errors belong to a Normal distribution. The central limit theorem supports the idea that this is a good approximation in many cases. The Gauss-Markov theorem. In a linear model in which the errors have expectation zero conditional on the independent variables, are uncorrelated and have equal variances, the best linear unbiased estimator of any linear combination of the observations, is its least-squares estimator. "Best" means that the least squares estimators of the parameters have minimum variance. The assumption of equal variance is valid when the errors all belong to the same distribution. In a linear model, if the errors belong to a Normal distribution the least squares estimators are also the maximum likelihood estimators. However, if the errors are not normally distributed, a central limit theorem often nonetheless implies that the parameter estimates will be approximately normally distributed so long as the sample is reasonably large. For this reason, given the important property that the error mean is independent of the independent variables, the distribution of the error term is not an important issue in regression analysis. Specifically, it is not typically important whether the error term follows a normal distribution. In a least squares calculation with unit weights, or in linear regression, the variance on the jth parameter, denoted , is usually estimated with where the true residual variance σ2 is replaced by an estimate based on the minimised value of the sum of squares objective function S. The denominator, n-m, is the statistical degrees of freedom; see effective degrees of freedom for generalizations. Confidence limits can be found if the probability distribution of the parameters is known, or an asymptotic approximation is made, or assumed. Likewise statistical tests on the residuals can be made if the probability distribution of the residuals is known or assumed. The probability distribution of any linear combination of the dependent variables can be derived if the probability distribution of experimental errors is known or assumed. Inference is particularly straightforward if the errors are assumed to follow a normal distribution, which implies that the parameter estimates and residuals will also be normally distributed conditional on the values of the independent variables.
What is the difference between multiple regression and logistic regression?
In cases wherethe dependent variable can take any numerical value for a given set of independent variables multiple regression is used.But in cases when the dependent variable is qualitative(dichotomous,polytomous)then logistic regression is used.In Multiple regression the dependent variable is assumed to follow normal distribution but in case of logistic regression the dependent variablefollows bernoulli distribution(if dichotomous) which means it will be only0 or 1.
What is the history of exponential distribution?
Exponential DistributionThe exponential distribution is a very commonly used distribution in reliability engineering. Due to its simplicity, it has been widely employed even in cases to which it does not apply. The exponential distribution is used to describe units that have a constant failure rate.
What does abnormalities mean?
Not normal, unusual, strange, out of the ordinary.
