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Question 1

Statistics

Answer 1

is the science of conducting studies to collect, organize, summarize,
analyze, and draw conclusions from data.

Question 2

variable

Answer 2

is a characteristic or attribute that can assume different values.

Question 3

population

Answer 3

consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied.

Question 4

sample

Answer 4

is a group of subjects selected from a population.

Question 5

Descriptive statistics

Answer 5

consists of the collection, organization, summarization, and
presentation of data.

Question 6

Inferential statistics

Answer 6

consists of generalizing from samples to populations, perfor-
ming estimations and hypothesis tests, determining relationships among variables, and making predictions.