Portage Math 110 Statistics (Module 1)

Portage Math 110 Statistics (Module 1) 2025

Data - Answer "Things" about information that can be collected and analyzed, such as people,
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numerical info, geographical areas ect.
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Data Set - Answer Arranged collection of information that contains the various categories of data
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collected for a specific study.
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Statistics - Answer The science of data. It involves collecting, classifying, summarizing, organizing,
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analyzing, and interpreting information.
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Element of a data set - Answer The individual & unique entry in a data set about which data has
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been collected, analyzed, and presented in the same manner.
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Variable - Answer A particular, measurable attribute that the researcher believes is needed to
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describe the element in their study.
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Observation - Answer All the information collected for each element in a study.
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Qualitative Data - Answer Describes something about the element. Data that cannot be measured
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on a numerical scale - they can only be classified into one of a group of categories.
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Quantitative Data - Answer Data that answers the question of how much or how many, is always
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numerical.
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Key Difference between Quantitative & Qualitative Data - Answer Is that mathematical operations
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only make sense when performed on quantitative data.
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