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Definition
Population   the group being studied  
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Sample   Part of a group  
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Voluntary Response   Sample involving only those who want to participate  
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Convenience Sample   Sample in which members of a population are easily accessed  
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Biased   Sample in which one or more parts of the population are favored over other parts  
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Systematic Sample   Random sample in which items are selected according to a specific time or interval  
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Simple Random Sample   Random sample in which each item is as likely to be chosen as any other item  
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Survey   A method of collecting data  
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Double   Two box plots on the same number line  
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Unbiased   Sample that represents the entire population  
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Stratified Random Sample   Population is first divided into similar groups, then a simple random sample is taken  
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Mean   Average: add up all the numbers and divide by how many are there  
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Mode   Number that occurs most often  
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Median   Number in the middle: line up numbers from smallest to biggest and cross off numbers on each side  
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Range   Difference between the largest and smallest piece of data  
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Bar Graph   Graph used with categories  
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Line Graph   Graph used to show change over period of time  
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Histogram   Graph used to show data with ranges  
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Circle Graph   Graph used with percentages  
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