Stats - Ch 1 Vocab

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Methods for organizing and summarizing information consist of:

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Descriptive Statistics

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_________ consists of methods for drawing and measuring the reliability of conclusions about a population based on information obtained from a sample of the population.

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Inferential Statistics

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_________ are observations that have been collected
Options: Data, Statistics, Population, Sample

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Data

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_________ are a collection of methods for planning studies and experiments, obtaining data, and then organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on the data.

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Statistics

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_________ is the collection of ALL individuals or items under consideration in a statistical study.

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Population

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What is the collection of data from every member of a population?

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Census

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_________ is that part of the population from which information is obtained. Options: Data, Population, Census, Sample

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Sample

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_________ is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a population.
Options: Statistic, Parameter, Data, Sample

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Parameter

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What is a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample?

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Statistic

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_________ is numbers representing counts or measurements
Options: Statistic, Parameter, Quantative Data, Qualitative Data

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Quantative Data