1
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population
A
the collection of all outcomes, responses, and measurements.
2
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Sample
A
A subset of the population
3
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Parameter
A
Numerical description of the population
4
Q
Statistics
A
The numerical description of the sample
5
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Categorical variable/Qualitative
A
Values that are labels that place each individual into a group called categories
6
Q
Quantitative data
A
counts or measurements
7
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- Lowest level
- qualitative data only
- no math involved
A
Nominal
8
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- Can be qualitative or quantitative
- Data has order
- Differences between entries are not countable
A
Ordinal
9
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- Quantitative
- Data is ordered
- Differences between entries can be calculated
- Zero is meaningless
A
Interval
10
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- The highest level of measurement
- Countable difference between data (zero exist)
- Quantitative
A
Ratio
Probability and Statistics
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