Math vocab
Across
- 2. boxplot shows how the data is distributed and it also shows any outliers.
- 4. if its expected value is equal to the true value of the parameter.
- 7. a subset of a statistical population in which each member of the subset has an equal probability of being chosen
- 8. a simple form of data visualization that consists of data points plotted as dots on a graph with an x- and y-axis.
- 10. describes a subject, and cannot be expressed as a number
- 13. The researcher puts out a request for members of a population to join the sample, and people decide whether or not to be in the sample.
- 15. a probability sampling method where researchers select members of the population at a regular interval
- 17. a branch of applied mathematics that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data.
- 19. truth of the premises does not establish the conclusion
- 20. one where the conclusion follows from the truth values of the premises.
Down
- 1. a small quantity or a subset of something larger
- 3. two box and whisker plots on the same number line
- 5. a statistical method in which everyone in a population has an equal chance of being selected into a sample
- 6. a discrete group of people, animals or things that can be identified by at least one common characteristic for the purposes of data collection and analysis
- 9. chosen from a population either by using a random number table or a random number generator.
- 11. a method of data collection used to gather information about people and their behaviors or opinions by asking them a list of questions
- 12. data that can be counted or measured in numerical values.
- 14. the process of drawing conclusions about a parameter one is seeking to measure or estimate.
- 16. The researcher chooses a sample that is readily available in some non-random way.
- 18. A systematic (built-in) error which makes all values wrong by a certain amount