Statistics (General)

Question 1

What is the difference between a population and a sample?

Answer 1

• Population- the whole universe of cases (the larger group you want to generalized your findings to)
• Sample- a section of the population you are actually going to include in the research

Question 2

What is the difference between a parameter and a statistic?

Answer 2

• Parameter- a fact about the population
• Statistic- a fact about the sample

Question 3

What is the difference between an inferential and a descriptive statistic?

Answer 3

• Inferential- go beyond the sample to make statements about the characteristics of a much larger group
• Descriptive- constructs simple descriptions of the characteristics of a sample

Question 4

What is a fact about a population?

Answer 4

A Parameter

Question 5

What is a fact about a sample?

Answer 5

A Statistic