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| the study of how to COLLECT, ORGANIZE, SUMMARIZE, ANALYZE and DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM data. |
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| entire collection of what is to be studied. ex PEOPLE, GPA, MOST POPULAR CAR COLOR |
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A set of conditions which come together to transform inputs into outputs (NOT TANGIBLE)
ex. TIME DRIVE TO CLASS, HOW LONG IT TAKES TO CHECK OUT OF UKROPS, SHOOTING PERCENTAGE |
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is a subset of a population or process
ex. Based on the decision to know all GPA's in the class.
- A sample would be the woman in the classrooms GPA |
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| Sampled Population or Process |
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| The members of the population/process available to be sampled |
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A characteristic of a population or process
ex. (mean, standard deviation, range, max, min) |
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A characteristic of a sample
ex. (mean, standard deviation, range, max, min) |
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| What is to be measured or counted |
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Difference between a parameter and a statistic
ex. 3.07-2.93 = .14(the sampling error) |
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A precise description of how to do the measuring/counting.
ex. for counting the amount of time it takes to get to school.
-The (OD) would be whether you start your clock when you get out of the door, start the car, open your car? |
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