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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| statistics | the science of planning studies and experiments, obtaining data, organizing,summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on the data. |
| data | collection of observations examples: measurements, genders, survey responses |
| population | the complete collection of all individuals to be studied |
| census | collection of data from every member of a population |
| sample | subcollection of members selected from a population |
| voluntary response sample | a sample for which the respondents themselves decide whether to be included |