Math 120 Exam 1 Questions with Verified
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Population
all subjects about whom we would like to make a statement
population data
data collected from all subjects in the population under study
sample
a subset of the population
sample size
the number of individuals in a sample
parameter
a value of interest computed based on population data
statistic
a value of interest computed based on sample data
variable
characteristic/ trait that may vary among subjects
qualitative variable
nominal &ordinal variables
quantitative variable
discrete & continuous
, ordinal
if there is a clear ordering of the categories; categorical
ex: size of a pizza
nominal
if there is NOT a clear ordering of the categories; categorical
ex: type of fruit
discrete
if the variables can only take particular values in an interval; quantitative
ex: goals scored... 1, 2, 3...
continuous
if the variables can take on any value in any interval; quantitative
ex: height of penguins... 29.2in, 24 in, etc
range formula
maximum value - minimum value
median
value that lies in the middle of the data when arranged in ascending order
IQR
the range of the middle 50% of the observations in a data set
IQR formula
Q3-Q1
how to find Q1
Correct Answers
Population
all subjects about whom we would like to make a statement
population data
data collected from all subjects in the population under study
sample
a subset of the population
sample size
the number of individuals in a sample
parameter
a value of interest computed based on population data
statistic
a value of interest computed based on sample data
variable
characteristic/ trait that may vary among subjects
qualitative variable
nominal &ordinal variables
quantitative variable
discrete & continuous
, ordinal
if there is a clear ordering of the categories; categorical
ex: size of a pizza
nominal
if there is NOT a clear ordering of the categories; categorical
ex: type of fruit
discrete
if the variables can only take particular values in an interval; quantitative
ex: goals scored... 1, 2, 3...
continuous
if the variables can take on any value in any interval; quantitative
ex: height of penguins... 29.2in, 24 in, etc
range formula
maximum value - minimum value
median
value that lies in the middle of the data when arranged in ascending order
IQR
the range of the middle 50% of the observations in a data set
IQR formula
Q3-Q1
how to find Q1