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Stastics vocab
Stastics/probability
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Data | the collective name for pieces of information |
| Quantitative Data | Measurements (such as lenght, mass, and speed) that provide information about quantities in numbers |
| Qualitative Data | information (such as colors, scents, tastes, and shapes) that cannot be measured using numbers |
| Discrete Data | Information that can be expressed only by a specific value, such as whole or half numbers (ex population) |
| Continuous Data | information (such as time and temperature) that can be expressed by any value within a given range |
| Primary Data | information that has been collected directly from a survey, investigation, or experiment, such as a questionnaire or the recording of the daily temps) |
| Secondary Data | Information that has been collected, sorted, and processed by the researcher |
| Ordinal Data | information that can be placed in numerical order, such as age or weight |
| nominal data | information that cannot be placed in numerical order such as names or places |