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Voluntary response sample   A sample in which the respondents decide whether or not to be included.  
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parameter   numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a population  
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statistic   numerical measurement describing some characteristic of a sample  
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numerical (quantitative) data   consists of number representing counts or measurements (age, height, time)  
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categorical (qualitative) data   consists of names or labels that can be separated into different categories distinguished by some non-numerical characteristic (gender, color, shape)  
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discrete quantitative data   the data may take on any of a finite/countable number of possible values (how many eggs does a hen lay in a day)  
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continuous data   the data may take on any value over a continuous range of infinitely many possible values  
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nominal level   data consists of names, labels, or categories. Data cannot be arranged in an ordering scheme. Ex.: gender, color, yes/no  
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ordinal level   data can be arranged in some order but differences between values either cannot be determined or are meaningless: e.g., grades, ranks, etc  
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interval level   differences between two data values can be determined and are meaningful, but there is no natural zero starting point  
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ratio level   same as interval level, but data has a natural zero starting point, so both differences and ratios are meaningful. e.g., ages, prices, etc  
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random sample   each individual has the same chance of being selected  
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simple random sample   all samples of same size have same chance of being selected  
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systematic sampling   we select some starting point and then select every Kth element in the population  
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convenience sampling   use the results that are very easy to get - "man in the street" polls  
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stratified sampling   subdivide population into at least two different subgroups or strata so that subjects within the same subgroup share the same characteristics (such as age bracket). Then draw sample from each subgroup (stratum)  
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cluster sampling   we first divide the population area into sections (clusters) then randomly select some of those clusters and choose all the members from those selected clusters  
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