1.1b Analyzing Categorical Data Read pp. 12-18
‘What is a two-way table?
A dada dalle Shot oliseribes 2 categorical variables.
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What is a marginal distribution?
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Variables in a hwo way tabee.
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‘What is a conditional distribution? How do we know which variable is the condition?
= Distribukon of one variable in ao two way table
under Hhe “conditim™ Hot the 2” yoriable has been met.
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the “condition” Ex. Gender ruapt influence oelef.
What is a seginented bar graph’? Why are they good w use?
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What docs it mean for two variables to have an association?
sesoclation
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other variable
How can you tell by looking at a graph that two variables have an association?
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a i vy ming a cerbeul gender
so dscant influene your
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Example: Cell Phones
row Phone 169. 37% 171.290 127 195% 467
‘The Pew Research Center asked a random sample
of 2024 adult cell phone owners from the United pagiig 94g 41% 499 2 100 12% 508
134 2¢%e 277 4132 643 7491084
States which type of cell phone they own: iPhone,
Android, or other (including non-smart phones). Other
‘Here are the results, broken down by age category
Total 5176378702024
(a) Explain what it would mean if there was no association between age and cell phone
type. cua
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pedick tu person's cell prone type-
(b) Based on this data, can we conclude there is an association between age and cell
phone type’ Justity.
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changes +60!
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