1.1 Statistics Vocab Review

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Science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data for decision-making.

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Statistics

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Data set: Energy from all wind turbines on a wind farm.

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Population

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Cholesterol levels of 20 patients in a hospital with 100 patients.

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Sample

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Is the value from a survey of 2514 college board members (38% think higher education costs what it should) a parameter or statistic?

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Statistic

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Part of a surveyed group:

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Sample

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Group of objects/individuals for a survey.

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Population

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Sample: 1046 adults surveyed Population: all adults

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Sample: 1046 adults surveyed Population: all adults

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57% of 1000 adults prefer bottled water. This 57% is a _____.

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statistic

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Sample of high school students in U.S. study?

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the 8505 U.S. high school students 16 years of age or older

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Average salary of 35 out of 1200 accountants: $68,000.

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statistic