Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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