Stat Chapter 1/2 Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
Statistics | A way of reasoning using calculations made from data that help understand the world. |
Context | Tells WHO was measured, WHAT was measured, WHERE the data was collected, WHEN and WHY the study was performed, and HOW the data were collected. |
Data | Systematically recorded information with its context. |
Data Table | An arrangement of data where rows represent a case, and columns represent a variable. |
Case | What the data is about. |
Population | What is to be represented by the sample. The whole. |
Sample | The few cases we can examine to understand the population. |
Variable | Holds information about the same characteristic for many cases. |
Units | Quantity of amount adopted as a standard of measurement. |
Categorical (Qualitative) Data | Names categories. Answers questions about the categories. (Ex. religion, favorite music, favorite food, etc.) |
Quantitative Data | Measured numerical values. Always have units. (Ex. distance, weight, time, age, etc.) |
Two Types of Quantitative Data | Discreet and Continuous. |
Discreet Data | Counted quantitative data. Measurable. (Ex. minutes, distance, etc.) |
Continuous Data | Quantitative data that can take on any value in an interval. Measurable. (Ex. shoe size, etc.) |
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