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, Population The entire group of individuals of interests
Sample a relatively small group selected from individuals of interest
Research begins with a question about the population
The population is too large for every individual to participate in the research study
individuals in sample are actual participants
results from the sample are generalized to the population
What scale is used to measure the dependent variable? The ratio scale
What term is used for the statistical techniques that use inferential statistics
sample data to draw conclusions about the population
from which the sample was obtained?
A researcher is curious about the average distance population
traveled by Canada geese during peak fall migration in the
state of New York. The entire group of Canada geese in
the state is an example of a
A researcher is interested in the fast-food eating habits of statistic
American college students. A group of 50 students is
interviewed and the researcher finds that these students
eat an average of 2.3 commercially prepared meals per
week. For this study, the average of 2.3 meals is an
example of a
inferential statistics consist of techniques that allow us to study samples and then make generalizations
about the populations from which they were selected.
descriptive statistics are statistical procedures used to summarize, organize, and simplify data.