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Name: _____________________________________________ Class. M.5/____ No.

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UNIT 2: ANALYZING DATA (STATISTICAL ANALYSIS)


Exercise A

Look up the word ‘statistics’ in an online dictionary.

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Exercise B

List some statistical methods that you know.

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Exercise C

Match the words or phrases used in statistics (1-12) to the definition (a.-l.)

1. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) a. a relationship between two factors


2. coefficient b. small groups which should be representative
of a whole population
3. correlation c. shows how much variation from the mean
there is within the group
4. mean d. the average, found by adding all values
together and dividing by the number of
values
5. p-value e. the measure of significant, which shows if it
is likely that the variation in results is just
chance
6. regression analysis f. the test used to compare whether the means
of two groups are equal
7. samples g. the test used to produce an equation
showing the relationship between two
factors
8. standard deviation h. the test used to compare whether the mean
values of more than two groups are all equal
9. t-test i. the things that change in experiment
10. variables j. a mathematical value which is always
written before another value it multiplies
11. descriptive statistics k. a type of statistics, that focuses on drawing
conclusions about the population, on the
basis of sample analysis and observation
12. inferential statistics l. a branch of statistics which is concerned
with describing the population under study

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Exercise D
A researcher has written notes on how to analyze his data. Complete the notes using the
words and phrases in Exercise C.

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Exercise E: The researcher has done some statistical analysis of his results. In pairs,
look at the table below and discuss what you think the most interesting results might be.

Values followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p > 0.05)
Exercise F
Complete the following sentences describing Tiago’s results using the words in the box.

a significantly higher not significantly different from no significant differences


approximately sixfold higher than in the lowest threefold higher in

1. MT levels in Rimicaris exoculate were ____________________ Mirocaris fortuna.


2. MT concentrations in Palaemonates varians were ____________________ those in
M. fortunate.
3. The hydrothermal vent shimp R. exoculata exhibited ____________________ SOD
activity.
4. ____________________ were found in the activity of cytosolic SOD between the two
coastal shrimp species, P. elegans and P. varians.
5. The activity of cytosolic CAT was approximately ____________________ the two
vent shrimp species compared with their coastal counterparts.
6. ____________________ GPx activity was observed in M. fortunate compared with all
other shrimp species.
Exercise G
Exercise G: Write four more sentences comparing and contrasting the data in the box.
1. _____________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________

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