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WGU TBA4 Statistics

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discrete   result when the number of possible values is either a finite number or a countable number  
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continuous   result from infinitely many possible values that correspond to some continuous scale that covers a range of values without gaps, interruptions or jumps  
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parameter   a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a population  
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statistic   a numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample  
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nominal   categories only; data cannot be arranged in an ordering scheme  
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ordinal   categories are ordered, but differences cannot be found or are meaningless  
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interval   differences are meaningful, but there is no natural zero starting point and ratios are meaningless  
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ratio   there is a natural zero starting point and ratios are meaningful  
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voluntary response sample   one in which the respondents themselves decide whether to be included  
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observational study   observe and measure specific characteristics, but don't attempt to modify the subjects being studied  
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experiment   apply some treatment and then proceed to observe its effects on the subjects  
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cross-sectional study   data are observed, measured, and collected at one point in time  
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retrospective study   data are collected from the past by going back in time  
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prospective study   data are collected in the future from groups sharing common factors  
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random sample   members from the population are selected in such a way that each individual member has an equal chance of being selected  
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simple random sample   n subjects is selected in such a way that every possible sample of the same size n has the same chance of being chosen  
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probability sample   selecting members from a population in such a way that each member has a known chance of being selected  
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systematic sampling   select some starting point and then select every kth element in the population  
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convenience sampling   simply use the results that are very easy to get  
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stratified sampling   subdivide the population into at least two different subgroups so that subjects within the same subgroup share the same characteristics, then we draw a sample from each subgroup  
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cluster sampling   first divide the population area into sections, then randomly select some of those clusters, and then chose all the members from those selected clusters  
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simulation   a process that behaves the same way as the procedure, so that similar results are produced  
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conditional probability   a probability obtained with the additional information that some other event has already occurred  
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event   any collection of results or outcomes of a procedure  
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simple event   an outcome or event that cannot be further broken down into simpler components  
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sample space   consists of all possible simple events  
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complement   consists of all outcomes in which event does not occur  
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random variable   a variable that has a single numerical value, determined by chance, for each outcome of a procedure  
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probability distribution   a description that gives the probability for each value of the random variable, often expressed in the format of a graph, table, or formula  
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discrete random variable   either a finite naumber of values or a countable number of values, where "countable" refers to the fact that there might be infinitely many values, but they can be associated with a counting process  
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continuous random variable   infinitely many values, and those values can be associated with measurements on a continuous scale without gaps or interruptions  
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