Stats Reviewer Glossary of Terms

Characteristics of object or property of element.

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Distribution of assigned probabilities associated with a discrete random variable.

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Random variables where the observed numerical values are produced by counting and assumes whole numbers only.

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Random variables where the observed numerical values are results of measuring and may take on any numbers contained within any numerical intervals.

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An organized tabulation of assigned probabilities associated with outcomes of a random variable.

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An equation that defines the relationship between an outcome and its associated probability.

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The ratio of frequency of occurrences relative to the total number of occurrences.

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A function that assigns a numerical value to each outcome of an experiment.

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The percentage variability of the mean.

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A parameter or a population characteristic that describes the center or common data in the distribution.

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