Lesson 1

Question 1

what is statistics?

Answer 1

Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data.
* Statistics are the numbers or other pieces of information that describe or summarize something.

Question 2

what is census?

Answer 2

A census is a way to find and record
information about every member of a
population.
It’s a term mostly connected with
national information although the
term can refer to well-defined, smaller
populations.

Question 3

A good statistical question should…

Answer 3

1. clearly state the variable(s) of interest (more on this soon).
2. clearly state the population of interest
3. consider all variable values (in other words it should
   appreciate that values will differ)
4. be answerable with the data at hand (or data that will be
   gathered)
5. be worth answering