STAT 101
statistics (plural) - ANSnumerical characteristic taken from a group
Statistics (singular) - ANSbranch of science that deals with COAIP
COAIP - ANScollection
organization
analysis
interpretation
presentation of data
population - ANScollection of all elements under consideration in a statistical inquiry
sample - ANSsubset of population
variable - ANScharacteristics that can assume different values
observation - ANSrealized value of variable
data - ANScollection of observations
summary measure - ANSsingle numeric figure that describes a particular feature of the whole
collection
parameter - ANSsummary measure of population
statistic - ANSsummary measure of sample
theoretical statistics - ANSstatistical theories
mathematical functions
understanding rationale
applied statistics - ANSCOAIP
descriptive statistics - ANSdescribe the collection or data on hand
inferential statistics - ANSinfer on the characteristics of the population where sample came from
statistical inquiry - ANSdesign research that provides information needed to solve a problem
steps in stat inquiry - ANS-identify problem
statistics (plural) - ANSnumerical characteristic taken from a group
Statistics (singular) - ANSbranch of science that deals with COAIP
COAIP - ANScollection
organization
analysis
interpretation
presentation of data
population - ANScollection of all elements under consideration in a statistical inquiry
sample - ANSsubset of population
variable - ANScharacteristics that can assume different values
observation - ANSrealized value of variable
data - ANScollection of observations
summary measure - ANSsingle numeric figure that describes a particular feature of the whole
collection
parameter - ANSsummary measure of population
statistic - ANSsummary measure of sample
theoretical statistics - ANSstatistical theories
mathematical functions
understanding rationale
applied statistics - ANSCOAIP
descriptive statistics - ANSdescribe the collection or data on hand
inferential statistics - ANSinfer on the characteristics of the population where sample came from
statistical inquiry - ANSdesign research that provides information needed to solve a problem
steps in stat inquiry - ANS-identify problem
