AP Statistics Chapter 8.1 and 8.2

What is the branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data?

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Probability

• Statistics

What is a smaller, representative group drawn from a population?

• unit

• sample

• parameter

• statistic

What are characteristics that are defined by a number, such as age or weight?

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• categorical variables

• numerical variables

What is the term in statistics for the entire collection or group of individuals being studied?

• population

• sample

• parameter

• statistic

What is a characteristic of a sample?

• parameter

• statistic

• categorical variable

• numerical variable

What is the branch of statistics that involves organizing, displaying and describing data?

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• sports statistics

• health statistics

What is a quantitative variable that can take on a certain number of values?

• categorical variable

• qualitative variable

• discrete variable

• numerical variable

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E