Chapter 1

Question 1

Converting data into useful information is

Answer 1

Statistics

Question 2

Collect data, summarize data and interpret data are

Answer 2

the process of statistics

Question 3

_____ is used in the broader statistical sense to refer not only to people, but also to animals, objects, and so on.

Answer 3

Population

Question 4

True or False:
Population is the entire group that is the target audience of the study interest.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Collecting data only from a subgroup of the population is

Answer 5

sample

Question 6

This is the second step as it summarizes the collect data

Answer 6

Exploratory data analysis

Question 7

____ is the “machinery” that allows us to draw conclusions about the population based on the data collected about the sample.

Answer 7

Probability

Question 8

What is the name of the final step?

Answer 8

inference

Question 9

inference helps to do what?

Answer 9

draw conclusions about our population

Question 10

Name the course structure based on the big picture concept

Answer 10

Population > sample > data (exploratory data analysis) > probability > inference