MATH 110 FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY
SHEET
●● Statistics
Answer: The science of planning studies & experiments, obtaining data
then organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, &
drawing conclusions based on that data.
Making inferences/generalizations about a population
●● Population
Answer: complete collection of all individuals to be studied
ex. measurements, scores, people
●● Census
Answer: collection of data from every member of the population,
collecting data from all individuals
●● Sample
Answer: a subcollection of members selected from a population
data mush be collected through random selection, must be representative
of the population
, ●● Main idea of statistics:
Answer: concept of data, source of data, sampling method, drawing
conclusions, coming up w practical implications. Learning to make
sense of the data provided
●● context
Answer: a description of what the values represent, there they came
from & why they were collected. It is specific descriptions for the data
provided
●● Always consider the context of data, ...
Answer: it affects the statistical analysis that should be used
●● Some sources of data are..
Answer: objective or biased & is not always reliable
●● The sampling method you choose can greatly influence..
Answer: the validity of your conclusions
●● Samples may have..
Answer: bias & are not always valid
●● voluntary response sample (aka self-selected sample)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY
SHEET
●● Statistics
Answer: The science of planning studies & experiments, obtaining data
then organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, &
drawing conclusions based on that data.
Making inferences/generalizations about a population
●● Population
Answer: complete collection of all individuals to be studied
ex. measurements, scores, people
●● Census
Answer: collection of data from every member of the population,
collecting data from all individuals
●● Sample
Answer: a subcollection of members selected from a population
data mush be collected through random selection, must be representative
of the population
, ●● Main idea of statistics:
Answer: concept of data, source of data, sampling method, drawing
conclusions, coming up w practical implications. Learning to make
sense of the data provided
●● context
Answer: a description of what the values represent, there they came
from & why they were collected. It is specific descriptions for the data
provided
●● Always consider the context of data, ...
Answer: it affects the statistical analysis that should be used
●● Some sources of data are..
Answer: objective or biased & is not always reliable
●● The sampling method you choose can greatly influence..
Answer: the validity of your conclusions
●● Samples may have..
Answer: bias & are not always valid
●● voluntary response sample (aka self-selected sample)
