Chapter 4 Vocab Review

a value that describes the sample

• Statistic

• Parameter

• Variable

• Population

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

the entire group of individuals we want information about.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

the group we examine to gather information about the population

• Sample

• Variable

• Statistic

• Parameter

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

a sampling method that allows every member of a population to have an equal chance of being selected

• Simple Random Sample

• Convenience Sample

• Voluntary Response Sample

• Cluster Sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

when a portion of the population is not sampled

• Undercoverage Bias

• Response Bias

• Nonresponse Bias

• Sampling Error

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

a treatment that has no active ingredient, but is otherwise like other treatments

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a sample of easy-to-reach members of a population

• Convenience Sample

• Random Sample

• Stratified Sample

• Voluntary Response Sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

when participants cannot be contacted or refuse to participate

• Nonresponse Bias

• Undercoverage

• Measurement Bias

• Selection Bias

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

when members of a population choose to be in the sample by responding to a general appeal

• Voluntary Sample

• Random Sample

• Systematic Sample

• Convienence Sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

when researchers impose treatment on experimental units in order to study their responses

• Experiment

• Observation

• Survey

• Simulation

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3