Sampling and Sample Distribution

Question 1

An _____ is the entity on which data are collected.

Answer 1

element

Question 2

A _____ is a collection of all the elements of
interest.

Answer 2

population

Question 3

A _____ is a subset of the population

Answer 3

sample

Question 4

The ________________ is the population from
which the sample is drawn.

Answer 4

sampled population

Question 5

A ________ is a list of the elements that the sample will
be selected from.

Answer 5

frame

Question 6

_________ is a form of statistical inference.

Answer 6

Point estimation

Question 7

In _____ we use the data from the sample
to compute a value of a sample statistic that serves
as an estimate of a population parameter.

Answer 7

point estimation

Question 8

We refer to as the _________ of the population
mean
.

Answer 8

point estimator

Question 9

s is the _________ of the population standard
deviation


Answer 9

point estimator

Question 10

is the _________ of the population proportion p.
Point estimation is a form of statistical inference.

Answer 10

point estimator

Question 11

The population is first divided into groups of
elements called

Answer 11

strata

Question 12

The population is first divided into separate groups
of elements called

Answer 12

clusters