Statistics Definitions after 3 days

Collection, presentation, and description of sample data.

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Qualitative Variable

• Quantitative Variable

Making decisions and drawing conclusions about populations.

• Descriptive Statistics

• Inferential Statistics

• Qualitative Variable

• Quantitative Variable

A characteristic about each individual element of a population or sample.

• Variable

• Statistic

• Sample

• Population

A quantitative variable that can assume a countable number of values.

• Nominal Variable

• Ordinal Variable

• Discrete Variable

• Continuous Variable

The school principal wants to know if students like the school mascot. She asks 120 students throughout the day. Which of these is the sample?

• 120 students

• All the students that like the mascot

• All the students that do not like the mascot

• All the students in the school

Mark is better than any other player than any other player

• Inferential

• Descriptive

According to the 2016 Census the population of Hartsville, SC was 7,768.

• Inferential

• Descriptive

An algebra teacher at the local community college will only pass 5 students this semester because they were in a bad mood.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

There is a chance that by the year 2040 that the human growth rate will hit an all time low.

• Descriptive

• Inferential

From a past study from the American Dental Association it was found that 92% of Adults age 20-65 have suffered from at least one cavity.

• Descriptive

• Inferential