Unit 2 Vocabulary

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Steps of Statistics

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Collecting, Organizing, Analyzing, Interpreting, and Decision-Making

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Population

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Every individual or subject

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Sample

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A group of individuals or subjects chosen from the population

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Census

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A survey of every individual or subject in a population

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Parameter

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A numerical description of a population

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Statistic

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A numerical description of a sample

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Categorical Variable

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A variable that can be sorted characteristics or attributes

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Quantitative Variable

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A variable that can be measured or counted

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Observational Study

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We collect data without influencing the individual or subjects and focus on the relationship between variables

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Experiment

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Study that uses treatments to show cause and effect