📋 Formulas

The formula sheet I typically provide for my students can be found below. You can also click on the tab below to find the relevant formulas for each section of the lecture notes.

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Descriptive Statistics

$LaTeX: \bar{x} = \frac{1}{n}Σx_i$ $\bar{x} = \frac{1}{n}Σx_i$ mean

$LaTeX: s = \sqrt\frac {Σ(x-\bar{x})^2} {n-1}$ $s = \sqrt\frac {Σ(x-\bar{x})^2} {n-1}$ sample standard deviation

$s^2$ variance

Discrete Random Variables

$LaTeX: \mu_X=E\left(X\right)=Σ\:x_i·P\left(x_i\right)$ $\mu_X=E\left(X\right)=Σ\:x_i·P\left(x_i\right)$ mean of a discrete random variable

$LaTeX: \sigma_X=\:\sqrt{Σ\left(x_i-\mu_X\right)^2·\:P\left(x_i\right)\:}=\:\sqrt{Σ\:\left(x_i^2·P\left(x_i\right)\right)-\mu_X^2}$ $\sigma_X=\:\sqrt{Σ\left(x_i-\mu_X\right)^2·\:P\left(x_i\right)\:}=\:\sqrt{Σ\:\left(x_i^2·P\left(x_i\right)\right)-\mu_X^2}$ standard deviation of a discrete random variable

Binomial Random Variables

If X has a binomial distribution with parameters n and p, then

$LaTeX: P\left(X\:=\:k\right)=\:_nC_k·\:p^k·\left(1-p\right)^{n-k}$ $P\left(X\:=\:k\right)=\:_nC_k·\:p^k·\left(1-p\right)^{n-k}$

$LaTeX: \mu_X=E\left(X\right)=np$ $\mu_X=E\left(X\right)=np$ mean for a binomial random variable

$LaTeX: \sigma_X=\sqrt{np\left(1-p\right)}$ $\sigma_X=\sqrt{np\left(1-p\right)}$ standard deviation for a binomial random variable

Normal Random Variables

$LaTeX: z\:=\frac{\:x-\mu}{\sigma}$ $z\:=\frac{\:x-\mu}{\sigma}$ direct calculation

$LaTeX: x\:=\:z\left(\sigma\right)+\mu$ $x\:=\:z\left(\sigma\right)+\mu$ inverse calculation

Sampling Distribution of Sample Proportion

$LaTeX: \widehat{p} \sim \text{AN}(p,\sqrt\frac{pq}{n})$ $\widehat{p} \sim \text{AN}(p,\sqrt\frac{pq}{n})$ if $LaTeX: np \text{ and } nq \geq 10$ $np \text{ and } nq \geq 10$

$LaTeX: \mu_\widehat{p} = p$ $\mu_\widehat{p} = p$ mean of sample proportion

$LaTeX: \sigma_\widehat{p}=\sqrt\frac{pq}{n}$ $\sigma_\widehat{p}=\sqrt\frac{pq}{n}$ standard deviation of sample proportion

Inferential Statistics

$LaTeX: \text{statistic}\pm \text{margin of error} =\text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \widehat{p} \pm z^*\sqrt\frac{\widehat{p}\widehat{q}}{n}$ $\text{statistic}\pm \text{margin of error} =\text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \widehat{p} \pm z^*\sqrt\frac{\widehat{p}\widehat{q}}{n}$ confidence interval for one proportion

$LaTeX: n\:=\frac{\left(z\text{*}\right)^2\widehat{p}\widehat{q}}{(ME)^2 }$ $n\:=\frac{\left(z\text{*}\right)^2\widehat{p}\widehat{q}}{(ME)^2 }$ sample size required for given CL and ME

$LaTeX: z=\frac{\widehat{p}-p_0}{\sqrt\frac{p_0q_0}{n}}$ $z=\frac{\widehat{p}-p_0}{\sqrt\frac{p_0q_0}{n}}$ test statistic for one proportion

Sampling Distribution of Sample Mean

$LaTeX: \bar{x} \sim \text{AN}(\mu,\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}})$ $\bar{x} \sim \text{AN}(\mu,\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}})$ if $LaTeX: X \sim N \text{ or } n \geq 30$ $X \sim N \text{ or } n \geq 30$

$LaTeX: \mu_\bar{x} = \mu$ $\mu_\bar{x} = \mu$ mean of sample mean

$LaTeX: \sigma_\bar{x}=\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}$ $\sigma_\bar{x}=\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}$ standard deviation of sample mean

Inferential Statistics

$LaTeX: \text{statistic}\pm \text{margin of error} =\text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \bar{x} \pm t^*\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}$ $\text{statistic}\pm \text{margin of error} =\text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \bar{x} \pm t^*\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}$ confidence interval for one mean

$LaTeX: t=\frac{\bar{x}-\mu_0}{\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}}$ $t=\frac{\bar{x}-\mu_0}{\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}}$ test statistic for one mean

degree of freedom for t is given by $LaTeX: \text{df} = n-1$ $\text{df} = n-1$

Sampling Distribution for Difference of Proportions

$LaTeX: \widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2} \sim \text{AN}(p_1 - p_2,\sqrt{\frac{p_1q_1}{n_1}+\frac{p_2q_2}{n_2}})$ $\widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2} \sim \text{AN}(p_1 - p_2,\sqrt{\frac{p_1q_1}{n_1}+\frac{p_2q_2}{n_2}})$ if $LaTeX: np \text{ and } nq \geq 10$ $np \text{ and } nq \geq 10$

$LaTeX: \mu_{\widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2}} = p_1-p_2$ $\mu_{\widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2}} = p_1-p_2$ mean of difference in sample proportions

$LaTeX: \sigma_{\widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2}} =\sqrt{\frac{p_1q_1}{n_1}+\frac{p_2q_2}{n_2}}$ $\sigma_{\widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2}} =\sqrt{\frac{p_1q_1}{n_1}+\frac{p_2q_2}{n_2}}$ standard deviation of difference in sample proportion

Inferential Statistics

$LaTeX: \text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2} \pm z^*\sqrt{\frac{\widehat{p_1}\widehat{q_1}}{n_1}+ \frac{\widehat{p_2}\widehat{q_2}}{n_2}}$ $\text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2} \pm z^*\sqrt{\frac{\widehat{p_1}\widehat{q_1}}{n_1}+ \frac{\widehat{p_2}\widehat{q_2}}{n_2}}$ confidence interval for difference in proportions

$LaTeX: z=\frac{\widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2}}{\sqrt{\widehat{p_c}\widehat{q_c}(\frac{1}{n_1}+\frac{1}{n_2})}}$ $z=\frac{\widehat{p_1}-\widehat{p_2}}{\sqrt{\widehat{p_c}\widehat{q_c}(\frac{1}{n_1}+\frac{1}{n_2})}}$ test statistic for difference in proportions where $p_1 = p_2$ is null hypothesis and $LaTeX: \widehat{p_c} = \frac{X_1+X_2}{n_1+n_2}$ $\widehat{p_c} = \frac{X_1+X_2}{n_1+n_2}$

Sampling Distribution for Difference of Means

$LaTeX: \bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2} \sim \text{AN}(\mu_1 - \mu_2,\sqrt{\frac{\sigma_1^2}{n_1}+\frac{\sigma_2^2}{n_2}})$ $\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2} \sim \text{AN}(\mu_1 - \mu_2,\sqrt{\frac{\sigma_1^2}{n_1}+\frac{\sigma_2^2}{n_2}})$ if $LaTeX: np \text{ and } nq \geq 10$ $np \text{ and } nq \geq 10$

$LaTeX: \mu_{\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2}} = \mu_1-\mu_2$ $\mu_{\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2}} = \mu_1-\mu_2$ mean of difference in sample means

$LaTeX: \sigma_{\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2}} =\sqrt{\frac{\sigma_1^2}{n_1}+\frac{\sigma_2^2}{n_2}}$ $\sigma_{\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2}} =\sqrt{\frac{\sigma_1^2}{n_1}+\frac{\sigma_2^2}{n_2}}$ standard deviation of difference in sample means

Inferential Statistics

$LaTeX: \text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2} \pm t^*\sqrt{\frac{s_1^2}{n_1}+ \frac{s_2^2}{n_2}}$ $\text{statistic}\pm \text{critical value}\cdot\text{standard error}= \bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2} \pm t^*\sqrt{\frac{s_1^2}{n_1}+ \frac{s_2^2}{n_2}}$ confidence interval for difference in proportions

$LaTeX: t=\frac{\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2}}{\sqrt{\frac{s_1^2}{n_1}+\frac{s_2^2}{n_2})}}$ $t=\frac{\bar{x_1}-\bar{x_2}}{\sqrt{\frac{s_1^2}{n_1}+\frac{s_2^2}{n_2})}}$ test statistic for difference in proportions where $LaTeX: \mu_1 = \mu_2$ $\mu_1 = \mu_2$

degree of freedom for t is given by super complicated formula Links to an external site. or approximated by $LaTeX: \text{df} = min(n_1-1, n_2-1)$ $\text{df} = min(n_1-1, n_2-1)$

Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test

$LaTeX: \chi^2=\:\sum\frac{\left(O-E\right)^2}{E}$ $\chi^2=\:\sum\frac{\left(O-E\right)^2}{E}$ test statistic for GoF, where O = observed and E = expected

degree of freedom for $LaTeX: \chi^2$ $\chi^2$ is given by $LaTeX: \text{df} = k-1$ $\text{df} = k-1$ where $k$ is the number of levels of the categorical variable

Chi-Square Test for Independence / Homogeneity

$LaTeX: \chi^2=\:\sum\frac{\left(O-E\right)^2}{E}$ $\chi^2=\:\sum\frac{\left(O-E\right)^2}{E}$ test statistic for GoF, where O = observed and E = expected

$LaTeX: E = \frac{ \text{(row total)(col total)} }{\text{grand total}}$ $E = \frac{ \text{(row total)(col total)} }{\text{grand total}}$

degree of freedom for $LaTeX: \chi^2$ $\chi^2$ is given by $LaTeX: \text{df} = (r-1)(c-1)$ $\text{df} = (r-1)(c-1)$ where $r$ is the number of rows and $c$ is the number of columns

ANOVA

The formulas are gross... I will add them later.