stat chapter 1

branch of science that deals with the collection,

organization, and analysis of data

• True

• False

Designed research that provides information needed

to solve a research problem. the use of data that have been

collected and analyzed in answering the research

problem.

Collection of all elements

under consideration in a

statistical inquiry

A subset of the population

A characteristic or attribute of the elements in a

collection that can assume different values for

different elements

• Variable

• Observation

• Data

A single numeric figure that describes a particular

feature of the whole collection

two branches of statistics

• mathematical

• descriptive

• inferential

• applied

branch of mathematical statistics

branches of applied statistics

• probability theory

• descriptive

• mathematical

• inferential

Concerned with the procedures and techniques used

in the collection, presentation, organization,

analysis, and interpretation of data