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Stats Ch1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Context | The content ideally telling who, what, where, when, why, and how. |
| Data | Systematically recorded information in context. |
| Data Table | Information organized into rows and columns. |
| Case | One person or thing for which we have data. |
| Population | All of the cases that we wish we knew about |
| Sample | The group of persons or things from which we can actually obtain information. |
| Variable | Holds information about the same characteristic for all persons of things studied. |
| Unit | A quantity using a standardized measurement. |
| Categorical Variable | Types of values that classify persons or things into separate groups. |
| Quantitative Variable | Types of values that are measurements and always have units. |