Topic 6 Vocabulary Review

The complete set of items being studied:

• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• random sample
• inference

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The set of all possible outcomes of an action:

• sample (sample space)
• population
• representative sample
• random sample
• inference

Accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population:

• representative sample
• population
• sample (sample space)
• random sample
• inference

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CCSS.7.SP.A.2

Each member of the population has an equal chance of being included; this is an example of a representative sample:

• random sample
• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• inference

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A conclusion made by interpreting data:

• inference
• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• random sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.2

An inference based on a representative sample with enough data to support it; likely to be true about the population:

• valid inference
• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• random sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The middle data point after the data has been ordered least to greatest:

• median
• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• random sample

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The average of the data; all the data points/total number of data points:

• mean
• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• random sample

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Greatest value minus lowest value:

• range
• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• random sample

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

Q3 minus Q1:

• interquartile range
• population
• sample (sample space)
• representative sample
• random sample

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C