Statistics Unit 1 Day 1 Review

Complete the definition:

A _________ consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied

• Statistics

• Number

• People

• Population

• Pueblo

Complete the definition:

A _______ is a subset of a population

• sample

• sampel

• people

• statistics

• group

It is a numerical description of a population characteristic.

• Parameter

• People

• Statistics

• Data

It is a numerical description of a sample characteristic

• Statistic

• Statistics

• Parameter

• Data

Pepsi wanted to see if people in the US liked their new logo.

Which choice best represents a

population?

• A selection of logo artists

• Every person in the United States

• A selection of shoppers from different states.

• 3,800 children age 5 - 15

A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs.
Which choice best represents a sample?

• Every person who bought the album.
• A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.
• 250 girls who bought the album.
• A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.