Math Vocabulary

3. A selection that is chosen by random.
6. inference that does not guarantee the truth of the conclusion.
9. People decide whether or not to be in the sample that a researcher puts out.
10. method of data collection used to gather information about.
11. chart where data is plotted with dots and show quantity and averages.
14. describes a subject, and cannot be expressed as a number.
17. a randomly selected subset of a population. Each member has an exactly equal chance of being selected.
18. inference based upon sound evidence.
19. process of drawing conclusions about something.
20. no prejudice for or against something.

1. The researcher chooses a sample that is readily available in some non-random way.
2. arrange members of a population in some order, pick a random starting point, and select every member in a set interval.
4. unfairly for or against someone or something.
5. A small quantity of something larger, represents the same properties and proportions like that of a larger population.
7. practice of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities used for proportions.
8. chart that shows statistical data based on the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.
12. Group of animals or people that share one common characteristic for analysis and data collection.
13. measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality.
15. An outcome of a random experiment.
16. two box and whisker plots on the same number line. They are used for comparisons of two different populations on the same subject.