Ch 12, 14, & 16

Question 1

p–The proportion or percentage of a population that has a certain characteristic

Answer 1

Population Proportion

Question 2

pˆ-The proportion or percentage of a sample from a population that has a certain characteristic

Answer 2

Sample Proportion

Question 3

Method used to examine the relationship between quantitative variables and for making predictions

Answer 3

Linear Regression

Question 4

graph of data from 2 quantitative variables of a population

Answer 4

Scatterplot

Question 5

The line that best fits a set of data points is the one having the smallest possible sum of squared errors

Answer 5

Least-Squares Criterion

Question 6

dependent variable, response variable, variable to be measured or observed

Answer 6

yˆ

Question 7

independent variable, predictor variable, variable used to predict or explain the values of the response variable

Answer 7

x

Question 8

Methods for comparing the means of more than 2 populations

Answer 8

ANOVA