Definitions
The results for the sample.
What are statistics?
This kind of data can have numbers applied to it.
What is quantitative data?
This type of sampling gives an equal chance of selection for all members of a population.
What is simple random?
This is how many times a particular piece of data shows up in a set.
What is frequency?
The group you are trying to make a conclusion about.
What is population?
This kind of data cannot have numbers applied to it.
What is qualitative?
This type of sampling involves selecting randomly selected groups out of the population.
What is cluster?
This is the data that shows up the most in a set.
What is the mode?
The actual numbers/responses you get.
What are data?
This is an example of qualitative data.
What is color/brand/material/etc?
This type of sampling selects a few random members from each created group.
What is stratified?
This allows for comparison between different group sizes by using ratios.
What is relative frequency?
The actual group you get information from.
What is a sample?
This is an example of quantitative discrete data.
What is # of students/pets/cars/etc.
This type of sampling is the easiest to obtain but usually the least accurate.
What is convenience?
This type of data includes everything within a range instead of discrete values.
What is grouped?
The results for the population.
What is the parameter?
This is an example of quantitative continuous data.
What is height/weight/price/etc?
What is systematic?
This type of chart looks like a bar chart but is for grouped data.
What is a histogram?