Stats Vocab

1. define the problem
2. gather data
3. summarize data
4. communicate conclusions

• scientific method

• statistical method

• rhoades method

• euler method

interpretation of data values and decision-making and drawing conclusions about a population

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• discrete statistics

• qualitative statistics

Since populations are often too large, we take a

• sample

• statistic

• data (singular)

• experiment

collect, describe, and present data

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• discrete statistics

• qualitative statistics

What is the word in statistics for any characteristic or attribute of a person, place, or thing?

• variable

• descriptive statistic

• inferential statistic

• parameter

What is this equation for?

• variance

• standard deviation

• mean

• quartiles

What is this equation for?

• variance

• standard deviation

• mean

• quartiles

• empirical rule

• chebychev's rule

• sample standard deviation

• sample variance

• empirical rule

• chebychev's rule

• sample standard deviation

• sample variance

• empirical rule

• chebychev's rule

• sample standard deviation

• sample variance