Unit 1 terms Flashcards
1
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population
A
the collection of all outcomes, responses, and measurements.
2
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Sample
A
A subset of the population
3
Q
Parameter
A
Numerical description of the population
4
Q
Statistics
A
The numerical description of the sample
5
Q
Categorical variable/Qualitative
A
Values that are labels that place each individual into a group called categories
6
Q
Quantitative data
A
counts or measurements
7
Q
- Lowest level
- qualitative data only
- no math involved
A
Nominal
8
Q
- Can be qualitative or quantitative
- Data has order
- Differences between entries are not countable
A
Ordinal
9
Q
- Quantitative
- Data is ordered
- Differences between entries can be calculated
- Zero is meaningless
A
Interval
10
Q
- The highest level of measurement
- Countable difference between data (zero exist)
- Quantitative
A
Ratio
