Branches of Statistics
Types of Data
Levels of Measurement
Experimental Design
Sampling Techniques
100
________ _________ are two major branches of statistics.
What is Descriptive and inferential statistics
100
_______ ________ consists of numerical measurements or counts.
What is quantitative data
100
Can be ordered, and meaningful differences between data entries
What is interval
100
a reasearcher deliberately applies a treatment before observing the responses?
What is experiment
100
A count or measure of an entire population.
What is Census
200
The branch of statistics that involves the organization, summarization, and display of data is.
What is Descriptive statistics
200
_______ _______ consist attributes, labels, or non numerical entries.
What is Qualitative data.
200
Are qualitative only, data at this level are categorized using names, labels or qualities, no mathematical computations can be made at this level?
What is nominal
200
________ is a technique where the subjects do not know whether they are receiving a treatment or a placebook?
What is blinding
300
The branch of statistics that involves using a sample to draw conclusions about a population is.
What is Inferential statistics
300
What kind of data would be a list of truck models.
What is qualitative data.
300
are similar to data at the interval level, with added property that a zero entry is an inherent zero?
What is ratio
300
a ______ is an investigation of one or more characteristics of a population
What is survey
300
Even with the best methods of sampling _______ may occur.
What is Sampling error
400
A basic tool in the study of inferential statistics is.
What is Probability
400
Suggested retail price would be an example of what kind of data.
What is quantitative data
400
are qualitative or quantitative, data at this level can be arranged in order, or ranked, but differences between data entries are meaningful?
What is ordinal
400
a _______ _________ occurs when an experimenter cannot tell the difference between the effects of different factors on the variable?
What is confounding variable
400
A _______ _________ is one in which every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.
What is Random sample
500
The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions?
What is statistics
500
What is simple random sample?
What is A sample in which every possible sample of the same size has the same chance of being selected.
500
what is an inherent zero
What is a zero that implies none
500
what is the most common type of survey
What is interview, internet, phone, or mail
500
A _______ ________ _______ is a sample in which every possible sample of the same size has the same chance of being selected.
What is Simple random sample
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