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statistics
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the study of how to collect, organize, and interpret numerical information from data
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Individuals
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the people or objects included in the study
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variable
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the characteristic of the individual to be measured or observed
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quantitative variable
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has a value or numerical measurement for which operations such as addition or averaging makes sense
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qualitative variable
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describes an individual by placing the individual into a category or group such as male or female
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population data
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the variable is from every individual of interest
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sample data
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the variable is from only some of the individuals of interest
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descriptive statistics
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involves methods of organizing, picturing, and summarizing information from samples or populations
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inferential statistics
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involves methods of using information from a sample to draw conclusions regarding the population
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