Chapter 1: Introduction

Question 1

descriptive statistics

Answer 1

describes a set of data (ex. average, variability)

Question 2

inferential statistics

Answer 2

to draw a SAMPLE from a POPULATION for study, i.e. making an inference from a sample and applying it to the population

Question 3

population

Answer 3

complete set of events in which you are interested

Question 4

sample

Answer 4

set of actual observations; subset of a population

Question 5

statistics

Answer 5

numerical values summarizing sample data ex. averages

Question 6

parameters

Answer 6

numerical values summarizing population data ex. population average

Question 7

random sample

Answer 7

a sample in which each member of the population has an equal chance of inclusion

Question 8

meta-analysis

Answer 8

drawing conclusions from a set of similar experiments

Question 9

decision tree

Answer 9

graphical representation of decisions involved in the choice of statistical procedures

Question 10

measurement data (quantitative data)

Answer 10

data obtained by measuring objects or events

Question 11

categorical data (frequency/count data)

Answer 11

data representing counts or number of observations in each category

Question 12

what are two types of data?

Answer 12

measurement and categorical data