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WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

Posted on August 25, 2020 by statswithcats

Probability is the core of statistics. You hear the phrase “what’s the probability of …” all the time in statistics. You also hear that phrase in everyday life, too. What’s the probability of rain tomorrow? What’s the probability of winning … Continue reading →

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The Kibble Buffet Experiment

Posted on May 12, 2020 by statswithcats

My three indoor cats are all seniors now, so I’m even more concerned that they have a healthy diet. I feed them both wet and dry food. They share most of two cans of wet food per day and have … Continue reading →

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What to Look for in Data – Part 2

Posted on January 27, 2019 by statswithcats

What to Look for in Data – Part 1 discusses how to explore data snapshots, population characteristics, and changes. Part 2 looks at how to explore patterns, trends, and anomalies. There are many different types of patterns, trends, and anomalies, … Continue reading →

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN DATA – PART 1

Posted on January 21, 2019 by statswithcats

Some activities are instinctive. A baby doesn’t need to be taught how to suckle. Most people can use an escalator, operate an elevator, and open a door instinctively. The same isn’t true of playing a guitar, driving a car, or … Continue reading →

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DARE TO COMPARE – PART 4

Posted on January 13, 2019 by statswithcats

Part 3 of Dare to Compare shows how one-population statistical tests are conducted. Part 4 extends these concepts to two-population tests. To review, this flowchart summarizes the the process of statistical testing. First, you PLAN the comparison by understanding the … Continue reading →

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Dare to Compare – Part 1

Posted on September 4, 2018 by statswithcats

In school, you probably had to line up by height now and then. That wasn’t too difficult. There weren’t too many individuals being lined up and they were all in the same place at the same time. An individual’s place … Continue reading →

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Catalog of Models

Posted on November 5, 2017 by statswithcats

Whether you know it or not, you deal with models every day. Your weather forecast comes from a meteorological model, usually several. Mannequins are used to display how fashions may look on you. Blueprints are drawn models of objects or … Continue reading →

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Top 50 Statistics Blogs And Websites on the Web

Posted on January 28, 2017 by statswithcats

Number 28

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Hellbent on Measurement

Posted on December 28, 2016 by statswithcats

Any variable that you record in a dataset will have some scale of measurement. Scales of measurement are, simply put, the ways that associated numbers relate to each other. Scales are properties of numbers, not the objects being measured. You … Continue reading →

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Searching for Answers

Posted on September 26, 2016 by statswithcats

Need to find something out, just Google it. Now that Google is a verb as well as a noun, it’s easy. But … It Hasn’t Always Been Easy Adults under 30, Millennials, grew up with smartphones, laptop and tablet computers, … Continue reading →

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