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17 Cards in this Set
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standard deviation
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a measure of how spread out numbers are
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margin of error
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a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results
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randomization
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process of making something random
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experiment
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A test that is conducted in order to study something
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treatment
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an experimental condition
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sample survey
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the process of selecting a sample of elements from a target population in order to conduct a survey
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observational study
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draws inferences about the possible effect of a treatment on subjects, where the assignment of subjects into a treated group versus a control group is outside the control of the investigator
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simulation
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imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing
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parameter
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A variable factor or a quantity that characterizes an object
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statistic
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a fact or piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data
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statistical significance
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A result that is not likely to occur randomly, but rather is likely to be attributable to a specific cause
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sample space
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All the possible outcomes of an experiment in statistics
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subset
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A set that forms part of another given set.
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outcome
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the way a thing turns out; a consequence
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union
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The set formed by combining all the elements of two or more sets
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intersection
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The set formed by the elements that belong to two or more sets
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complement
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the amount you must add to something to make it "whole"
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