Statistics Flashcard Review

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What is inferential statistics?

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Inferential statistics is a branch of statistics that makes predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample of data.

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What is an example of inferential statistics?

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Predicting who will likely win an election.

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What is log₃81?

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What is the median in a data set?

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The median is the middle value when the data set is ordered from least to greatest.

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What does inferential statistics use data for?

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To make predictions.

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What is the mean?

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The mean is the average of a set of numbers.

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What is the mode?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set.

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What is the range in statistics?

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The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.

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How do you calculate the mean?

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Add all the numbers in a data set and divide by the total number of values.

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What is a sample in statistics?

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A sample is a subset of a population used to represent the whole population.