Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. a type of statistics dedicated to using methods that take results from a sample and extends them to the population, and measures the reliability of the result
- 5. a subset of the group of individuals that is being studied
- 11. information that describes characteristics of an individual
- 12. a type of qualitative variable if the values of the variable can be arranged in a specific order
- 13. a numerical summary of a sample
- 14. a type of statistics dedicated to organizing and summarizing data through tables, graphs, and numerical summaries
- 15. a type of quantitative variable that has either a finite or countable number of possible values, such as number of pages in a book
- 16. a type of variable that measures or counts a quantity about individuals; another name for numerical
Down
- 1. the characteristics of the individuals within the population
- 2. a person or object that is a member of the group being studied
- 4. a type of qualitative variable if the values of the variable cannot be arranged in the a specific order
- 6. a numerical summary of a population
- 7. a type of variable that classifies individuals based on some attribute or characteristic; another name for categorical
- 8. a type of quantitative variable that has an infinite number of possible values that are not countable, such as length of a fish
- 9. the entire group of individuals to be studied
- 10. the science of collecting, organizing, summarizing, and analyzing information to draw conclusions or answer questions