Statistics definitions Flashcards
1
Q
What is a population?
A
it is the whole set of items that are of interest
2
Q
What is a sample?
A
it is some subset of the population intended to represent the population
3
Q
What is a sampling unit?
A
each individual thing in the population that can be sampled
4
Q
What is a sampling frame?
A
it is the list of items from which a sample is obtained
