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AP Statistics - chapter 1 Flashcards

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10292669796statisticsthe science of data0
10292669797data analysisorganizing, displaying, summarizing and asking questions about data1
10292669798individualobject described by a set of data2
10292669799variableany characteristic of an individual3
10292669800categorical variablea qualitative variable that is used to place an individual into one or several groups4
10292669801quantitative variablea way to categorize an individual using numerical values for which it is often sensible to find an average5
10292669802distributiontells what values a variable takes and how often the variable takes on those values6
10292669803inferencedrawing conclusions that go beyond the given data7
10299538062populationan ENTIRE group of individuals8
10299544757samplea SUBSET of individuals representative of the whole set9

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