Intro to Stats

True or False: Week 2 median is the same as Week 1 Q3

• False

• True

Which box and whisker plot shows more "spread out" data?

• Top plot

• Bottom plot

Which refers to the entire collection of observation such as people or objects being considered?

• data

• individual

• parameter

• population

It is a set of individuals or objects collected or selected from a statistical population by a defined procedure.

• Sample

• Parameter

• Statistics

• Population

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

Determine whether the numerical value is a parameter or statistic:

A survey of 2514 college board members found that 38% think that higher education costs what it should relative to its value.

• Parameter

• Statistic

A statistical method concerned with the analysis of a sample data leading to prediction, inferences, interpretation, or conclusion about the entire population.

Two branches of statistics are________________ and ___________.

• engineering and chemistry

• mathematical and inferential

• inferential and descriptive

• hard and easy

The average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.

• parameter

• statistic

In a survey of a sample of high school students, 43% said that their mother has taught them the most about managing money.

• parameter

• statistic