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A numerical description of a population characteristic.
population
sample
parameter
statistic
Data that are either qualitative or quantitative and can be arranged in order. However, differences are not meaningful.
Nominal level
Ordinal level
Interval level
Ratio level
Information coming from observations, counts, measurements, or responses.
data
descriptive statistics
inferential statistics
Statistics
The branch of statistics that involves using a sample to draw conclusions about a population
Statistics
inferential statistics
descriptive statistics
data
Data that are quantitative and meaningful differences can be calculated. No inherent zero can be found.
Nominal level
Ordinal level
Interval level
Ratio level
A numerical description of a sample characteristic.
population
sample
parameter
statistic
Data that are qualitative and cannot be ordered. Mathematical computations cannot be made at this level.
Nominal level
Ordinal level
Interval level
Ratio level
Data that consists of attributes, labels, or nonnumerical entries.
qualitative data
quantitative data
ordinal level
interval level
The collection of all outcomes, responses, measurements, or counts that are of interest.
population data
sample data
descriptive statistics
inferential statistics
The branch of statistics that involves the organization, summarization, and display of data.
Statistics
inferential statistics
descriptive statistics
data
Data that are quantitative. Differences are meaningful and entries can be expressed as multiples of one another. A zero entry is an inherent zero.
Nominal level
Ordinal level
Interval level
Ratio level
A subset, or part, of a population.
sample data
population data
statistic
parameter
Data that consists of numerical measurements or counts.
qualitative data
quantitative data
nominal level
ordinal level
The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions.
Statistics
population data
descriptive statistics
inferential statistics
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