MATH 1280: Introduction to
Statistics
⫸ Data. Answer: Collection of observations; measurements, survey
responses
⫸ Statistics. Answer: The science of planning studies and experiments,
collecting data, and then organizing, summarizing, presenting,
analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on the data.
⫸ Population. Answer: Collection of all elements of interest in a
particular study
⫸ Census. Answer: Collection of data from every member of the
population
⫸ Sample. Answer: Subset of the population; part of the population
⫸ Sample data. Answer: Must be collected through random selection.
⫸ Parameter. Answer: Numerical measure describing a characteristic of
the population
Statistics
⫸ Data. Answer: Collection of observations; measurements, survey
responses
⫸ Statistics. Answer: The science of planning studies and experiments,
collecting data, and then organizing, summarizing, presenting,
analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on the data.
⫸ Population. Answer: Collection of all elements of interest in a
particular study
⫸ Census. Answer: Collection of data from every member of the
population
⫸ Sample. Answer: Subset of the population; part of the population
⫸ Sample data. Answer: Must be collected through random selection.
⫸ Parameter. Answer: Numerical measure describing a characteristic of
the population
