7308493786 | Data | Systematically recorded information, whether numbers or labels, together with its context | 0 | |
7308501513 | Data Table | An arrangement of data in which each row represents a case and each column represents a variable | 1 | |
7308504808 | Context | The context ideally tells WHO was measured, WHAT was measured, HOW the data were collected, WHERE the data were collected, and WHEN and WHY the study was performed | 2 | |
7308514634 | Case | A case is an individual; about whom or which we have data | 3 | |
7308516553 | Respondent | Someone who answers, or responds to, a survey | 4 | |
7308519946 | Subject | A human experimental unit. PARTICIPANT. | 5 | |
7308524729 | Participant | Also a subject. | 6 | |
7308525899 | Experimental unit | An individual in a study for which or for whom data values are recorded. | 7 | |
7308532424 | Record | Information about an individual in a database | 8 | |
7308535718 | Variable | A variable holds information about the same characteristic for many cases | 9 | |
7308540065 | Sample | The cases we actually examine in seeking to understand the much larger population. | 10 | |
7308544296 | Population | All the cases we wish we knew about. | 11 | |
7308545884 | Identifier Variable | A categorical variable that records a unique value for each case, used to name or identify it. | 12 | |
7308567101 | Categorical Variable | A variable that names categories (whether with words or numerals) is called categorical. | 13 | |
7308573008 | Quantitative Variable | A variable in which the numbers act as numerical values is called quantitative. Quantitative variables always have units. | 14 | |
7308578784 | Units | A quantity or amount adopted as a standard of measurement, such as dollars, hours, or grams. | 15 |
AP Statistics Chapter 1 Flashcards
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