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STATS
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| parameter | number to describe the whole population |
| population | everything |
| inferential statistics | when a statistic is used to predict the parameter |
| sample | small part of population |
| statistic | number to describe the sample |
| qualitative data | consists of attributes, labels, or nonnumerical entries |
| quantitative data | consists of numerical measurements, or counts |
| Nominal level | categorized with names, labels, qualities. No mathematical computations can be made at this level |
| ordinal level | can be arranged in order/ or ranked, but differences between data entries are not meaningful |
| interval level | ordered, meaningful differences between data entries can be calculated. A zero entry represents a position on a scale; entry is not an inherent zero. |
| ratio level | the property that a zero entry is an inherent zero. A ration of two data entries can be formed so that one data can be meaningfully expressed as a multiple of another. |
| observational | watch and measure/record characteristics of interest. The researcher does not influence the responses. |
| experimental | actively trying to see a change with some "treatment" |