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Statistic Chapter 1, Data Collection

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Statistics - Informed Decisions Using Data
SCF Spring 2012, Statistics 2023

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296044014StatisticsIs the science of collecting, organizing, summarizing and analyzing information to draw conclusions or answer questions. In addition, statistics is about providing a measure of confidence in any conclusion.
296044015DataA fact or proposition used to draw a conclusion or make a decision. Data can be numerical (height) or non-numerical (gender).
296044016PopulationAn entire group of individuals to be studied.
296044017IndividualIs a person or object that is a member of the population being studied.
296044018SampleIs a subset of the population that is being studied.
296044019StatisticIs a numerical summary of a sample.
296044020Descriptive StatisticsConsist of organizing and summarizing data. Descriptive statistics describe data through numerical summaries, tables and graphs.
296044021Inferential StatisticsUses methods that take a result from a sample, extend it to the population, and measure the reliability of the result.
296044022ParameterIs a numerical summary of a population.
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