Introduction to Statistics Vocab

information that is gathered by observations, surveys, or experiments?

• statistics

• data

• parameter

• sample

This is the science that consists of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data

• statistics

• a statistic

• data

• parameter

the collection of a SUBSET of a population

• parameter

• statistic

• sample

• data

this is the collection of ALL outcomes, responses, measurements, or counts

• parameter

• sample

• statistic

• population

the number that describes a characteristic of a sample

• data

• statistic

• parameter

• descriptive statistics

the number that describes a characteristic of a whole population

• data

• statistic

• parameter

• descriptive statistics

branch of statistics that organizes, summarizes, and displays data

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• parameter

• sample

branch of statistics that draws conclusions about a population based on the results of a sample

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• parameter

• sample