Vocabulary
Care for a Sample?
"What"
Quantitative, Qualitative, Discrete, Continuous
100
The study on how to collect, organize, analyze, and interpreted data.
What is Statistics
100
Dividing the population into 2 or more subgroups then a random sample of a certain size is drawn from each group.
What is Stratified Sampling
100
The "What" that is being observed.
What is Variables
100
The level of lead in water
What is Continuous variables
200
All individuals
What is Population
200
Where every nth member is included in the sample.
What is Systematic Sampling
200
The level of measurement where there is no starting point, there is order, and differences are meaningful.
What is Interval level of measurement
200
The favorite ice cream flavor of each of Ms. Ortiz's students.
What is Qualitative variables
300
This variable has numerical measurement
What is Quantitative variables
300
A technique that gives every member of the population a chance to being selected for the study.
What is Random Sampling
300
No ranking or order can be placed on the data
What is Nominal level of measurement
300
The time it takes each of Ms. Ortiz's students to complete a test.
What is Quantitative variables
400
Describes an individual by categories, characteristics or attribute.
What is Qualitative Variables
400
To take data and make it more generalized to a broader population group.
What is Inferential Statistics
400
Has a true starting point; there exists a true zero
What is Ratio level of measurement
400
Number of text messages sent today.
What is Discrete variables
500
Mailed questionnaire and personal interview.
What is Survey
500
Data measured can be placed into categories, and these categories can be ordered or ranked.
What is Ordinal level of measurement
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