Elem Stats 1.1/1.2 Vocab

A numerical description of a population characteristic.

• population

• sample

• parameter

• statistic

Data that are either qualitative or quantitative and can be arranged in order. However, differences are not meaningful.

• Nominal level

• Ordinal level

• Interval level

• Ratio level

Information coming from observations, counts, measurements, or responses.

• data

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• Statistics

The branch of statistics that involves using a sample to draw conclusions about a population

• Statistics

• inferential statistics

• descriptive statistics

• data

Data that are quantitative and meaningful differences can be calculated. No inherent zero can be found.

• Nominal level

• Ordinal level

• Interval level

• Ratio level

A numerical description of a sample characteristic.

• population

• sample

• parameter

• statistic

Data that are qualitative and cannot be ordered. Mathematical computations cannot be made at this level.

• Nominal level

• Ordinal level

• Interval level

• Ratio level

Data that consists of attributes, labels, or nonnumerical entries.

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

• ordinal level

• interval level

The collection of all outcomes, responses, measurements, or counts that are of interest.

• population data

• sample data

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

The branch of statistics that involves the organization, summarization, and display of data.

• Statistics

• inferential statistics

• descriptive statistics

• data