Smith College Haikus I
By 2005 Math 190 Class
random samples rule
in the world of statistics
---overcome unknowns
larger sample size
with central limit theorem
approaches normal
t, F, p, s-hat
all tell of a relation
not the direction
A grouping of rules
that we use to understand
large sets of data
Assume Red Sox suck
Yet, they beat the Yankees; called
--- a type II error!
Rejection of null
after F-values compared
Tukey test follows
Oh dear statistics
Your formulas are complex
--Yet fascinate me
But is it normal?
Independent groups t test
Now I can use you.
Statistical tests
rely on assumptions that
are necessary
Oh eta-squared you
are easy to calculate
are necessaryyet give much info