Summer Vocab Flashcards
1
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Statistics
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The study of variability
2
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Variability
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Differences
3
Q
2 branches of AP STATS
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Inferential and descriptive
4
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Descriptive stats
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Description on data
5
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Inferential stats
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Using data to tell the big picture
6
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Data
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Any collected info
7
Q
Population
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Group u r interested in
8
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Sample
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Subset of a population
9
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Parameter
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A numerical summary of a population
10
Q
Census
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A sample of the entire population
11
Q
Discrete
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Variables can be counted (integer）
12
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Continuous variables
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Not integer (weight of a mouse: 4.344oz)
13
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Quantitative variables
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Numeric
14
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Categorical variable
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Category
15
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Data and datum
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Datum is singular while data is plural
