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'''w:Calculus''' is the mathematical study of change...
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'''[[w:Statistics|Statistics]]''' is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of data including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of [[w:statistical survey|survey]]s and [[w:experimental design|experiments]] ( Wikipedia ) | '''[[w:Statistics|Statistics]]''' is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. It deals with all aspects of data including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of [[w:statistical survey|survey]]s and [[w:experimental design|experiments]] ( Wikipedia ) | ||
'''[[w:Calculus|Calculus]]''' is the [[w:mathematics|mathematical]] study of change in the same way that [[w:geometry|geometry]] is the study of shape and [[w:algebra|algebra]] is the study of operations and their application to solving equations. | |||
::It has two major branches, [[w:differential calculus|differential calculus]] (concerning rates of change and slopes of curves), and [[w:integral calculus|integral calculus]] (concerning accumulation of quantities and the areas under curves); these two branches are related to each other by the [[w:fundamental theorem of calculus|fundamental theorem of calculus]]. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
A '''[[w:time series|time series]]''' is a sequence of [[w:data point|data point]]s, measured typically at successive points in time spaced at uniform time intervals. ( Wikipedia ) An example are the ''' closing values over [[w:time|time]] of [[w:stock market index|stock market index]] ( jubo-jubo ) | A '''[[w:time series|time series]]''' is a sequence of [[w:data point|data point]]s, measured typically at successive points in time spaced at uniform time intervals. ( Wikipedia ) An example are the ''' closing values over [[w:time|time]] of [[w:stock market index|stock market index]] ( jubo-jubo ) | ||