Data Collection & Analysis

A Census is:

• An estimate of something. It is not an official survey.

• An official survey (count) of a sample

• An official survey (count) of a group

• An official survey (count) of a population

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A Sample is:

• A complete set of items or individuals that you are studying.

• A smaller, manageable portion of a larger group.

• A subset that contains the characteristics of a larger population.

• The entire set of items from which you draw data.

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A Population is:

• A complete set of items or individuals that you are studying.

• A smaller, manageable portion of a larger group.

• A subset that contains the characteristics of a larger population.

• The entire set of items from which you draw data.

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Every person in Australia is an example of:

• Population

• Sample

• Group

• Estimate

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If you surveyed every 5th person entering a store, you would be surveying:

• A sample of customers who enter that store.

• The population of customers who enter that store.

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If you calculate the mean of a data set of numbers, you would be finding:

• The number that appears the most often.

• The average.

• The number that appears in the middle.

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If you calculate the median of a data set of numbers, you would be finding:

• The number that appears the most often.

• The average.

• The number that appears in the middle.

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If you calculate the mode of a data set of numbers, you would be finding:

• The number that appears the most often.

• The average.

• The number that appears in the middle.

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An outlier is:

• The same as mean (average).

• A data point that sits close to the middle of a set of data points.

• A data point that sits significantly far away from other data points.

• The same as the median.

• The same as the mode.

The range of a data set is:

• The difference between the median and mode of a data set.

• The difference between the mean and median of a data set.

• The difference between the highest and lowest data values.

• The difference between the middle point and the average of a data set.

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