Stat 101, Quiz 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2025

Stat 101, Quiz 1

target population - ANSthe population from which information is desired

sampled population - ANSthe collection of elements from which the sample is actually taken

sampling frame - ANSthe list or map showing all the units from the population where sample is
selected

elementary unit - ANSthe member of the population whose measurement on the variable is
examined

sampling unit - ANSthe member which is selected from a sampling frame

sampling - ANSthe selection of a subset of the population of interest

parameter - ANSa summary measure (or computed value) from the population

statistic - ANSa summary measure from the sample

sampling error - ANSthe error associated with the variation among the computed values of
statistics from the different possible samples

nonsampling error - ANSan error apart from sampling errors

more economical, more accurate, wider scope, only feasible way - ANSfour advantages of
sampling