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Statistics 1.1 Word Scramble

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