MATH 110 - Module 1
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1. Data things about which information can be collected and analyzed
2. Data set an arranged collection of information that contains the various categories of data
collected form a specific study
3. Element the individual and unique entry in data about which data has been collected,
analyzed, and presented in a similar manner
4. Variable a particular, measurable attribute that the researcher believes is needed to
describe the element in the study
5. Observation all the information collected from each element in the study
6. descriptive satis- a compiled summary of the data analysis that can be presented in a tubular,
tics graphical or numerical form
7. Inferential Statis- the use of a sample to make decisions about a population
tics
8. Population the entire number of items from a large group
9. Sample a small representative group from the population
10. Control a part of the test population in which no treatment is applied
11. Placebo a harmless treatment that looks like the real treatment but has no effect
12. Double Blind a kind of experiment where neither the experimenter or the subject knows
whether subjects are receiving a treatment or a placebo
13. Random Sample an experiment where every number of the population has an equal chance of
being selected
14. Qualitative observations that cannot be measures in a natural numerical scale
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ewway6
1. Data things about which information can be collected and analyzed
2. Data set an arranged collection of information that contains the various categories of data
collected form a specific study
3. Element the individual and unique entry in data about which data has been collected,
analyzed, and presented in a similar manner
4. Variable a particular, measurable attribute that the researcher believes is needed to
describe the element in the study
5. Observation all the information collected from each element in the study
6. descriptive satis- a compiled summary of the data analysis that can be presented in a tubular,
tics graphical or numerical form
7. Inferential Statis- the use of a sample to make decisions about a population
tics
8. Population the entire number of items from a large group
9. Sample a small representative group from the population
10. Control a part of the test population in which no treatment is applied
11. Placebo a harmless treatment that looks like the real treatment but has no effect
12. Double Blind a kind of experiment where neither the experimenter or the subject knows
whether subjects are receiving a treatment or a placebo
13. Random Sample an experiment where every number of the population has an equal chance of
being selected
14. Qualitative observations that cannot be measures in a natural numerical scale
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