Basic Statistics Terms

The science of collecting, describing, and interpreting data.

• Statistic

• Sample

• Probability

• Variable

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

CCSS.7.SP.B.4

Collection, presentation, and description of sample data.

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Qualitative Variable

• Quantitative Variable

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

CCSS.7.SP.B.4

Making decisions and drawing conclusions about populations.

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Qualitative Variable

• Quantitative Variable

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

CCSS.7.SP.B.4

A collection, or set, of individuals or objects or events whose properties are to be analyzed.

• Sample

• Variable

• Statistic

• Population

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A subset of the population.

• Statistice

• Sample

• Population

• Variable

A characteristic about each individual element of a population or sample.

• Variable

• Statistic

• Sample

• Population

A planned activity whose results yield a set of data.

• Experiment

• Sample

• Population

• Test

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A variable that categorizes or describes an element of a population.

• Qualitative Variable

• Quantitative Variable

• Parameter

• Sample

A variable that quantifies an element of a population.

• Qualitative Variable

• Quantitative Variable

• Sample

• Parameter

A qualitative variable that categorizes (or describes, or names) an element of a population.

• Nominal Variable

• Ordinal Variable

• Discrete Variable

• Continuous Variable