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               Unit # 1 - Data and Variables                                1
                 What is Data?                                            2
                 What is Variable?                                        2
                 Types of Variables                                       3
                                Dependent Variable                        3

                                Independent Variable                      3
                 Types of Data                                            4
                                Quantitative / Continuous Data            4
                                Qualitative / Categorical Data            4

                 Scales of Measurement                                    5
                                Nominal Scale                             5
                                Ordinal Scale                             5
                                Interval Scale                            5

                                Ratio Scale                               6
                 Unit Exercises                                           7

               Unit # 2 - Descriptive Statistics                          10
                 Types of Statistics                                    10
                                Descriptive Statistics                  11
                                Inferential Statistics                  11

                 Notations                                              12
                 Measures of Central Tendency                           13
                                Mean                                    13
                                Median                                  14
                                Mode                                    14

                 Measures of Dispersion                                 16
                                Range                                   16
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