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Statistics 1.1

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Data   consists of information coming from observations,counts,measurements, or responses  
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Statistics   is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interperting data in order to make decisions  
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A population is...   the collection of all outcomes,responses,measurements, or counts that are of interest  
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A sample is...   a subset, or part, of a population  
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A parameter is...   a numerical description of a population characteristic  
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A statistic is ...   numerical description of a sample characteristic  
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True of false? Sample statistics can differ frmo sample to sample?   true  
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True of false? A population parameter is not constant for a population?   false, it is constant  
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Study of statisitics has two main branches, what are they?   Descriptive statistics and Inferential statistics  
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How is sample related to population?   A sample is a subset of a population  
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What is the difference between a parameter and a statistics?   A parameter is a numerical description of a population characteristic. A statistic is a numerical description of a sample characteristic.  
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True or False? A statisitic is a measure that describes a population characteristic.   False. A statistic is a numerical measure that describes a sample characteristic.  
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True or False? A population is the collection of some outcomes, responses, measurements, or counts that are of interest.   False, a population is the collection of all outcomes, responses, measurements, or counts that are of interest.  
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