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descriptive statistics ANS organizing and summarizing data.
inferential statistics ANS numerical data that allow one to generalize- to infer from sample data the probability
of something being true of a population
Probability ANS a number between zero and one, inclusive, that gives the likelihood that a specific event will
occur
Population ANS collection of persons, things, or objects under a study.
Sample ANS a subset of a larger population.
Statistic ANS A number that represents a property of the sample
Parameter ANS a numerical characteristic of the whole population that can be estimated by a statistic.
Variable ANS X or Y - a characteristic or measurement that can be determined.
Datum ANS single value
Qualitative data/categorical data ANS result of categorizing or describing attributes of a population.
ex. hair color, blood type, ethnic group
Quantitative Data ANS numerical data. The result of counting or measuring attributes of a population.
Quantitative Discrete ANS All data that are the results of counting - can only take on certain numerical values.
Quantitative Continuous ANS Data that comes from counting numbers but also can include fractions, decimals,
or irrational numbers.
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