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Data in its original form is called . |
Raw data |
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Each raw data value is placed into a QUANTITATIVE or QUALITATIVE category |
Class |
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The number of data values contained in a class is called the . |
Frequency |
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Frequency distribution is the organization of raw data in for using classes and frequencies. |
Table |
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A range of numbers in our table for quantitative data (no overlap) is called ... |
Class Limits |
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frequency distribution is data that can be placed in categories. |
Categorical |
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When the range of data is large, data is grouped into classes that are more than one unit in width. This is called... |
GROUPED frequency distribution |
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Range formula |
largest data value - smallest data value |
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Finding class width... |
Range #of classes |
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Statistics is the science of conducting studies to , , , , , from data. |
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Variables are a or that can assume different values. |
characteristic;attribute |
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are the values (measurements or observations) that can assume different values. |
Data |
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Random variables are NOT determined by chance.
TRUE or FALSE |
FALSE; Random variables ARE determined by chance.
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A data set is a of data values. |
collection |
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Population consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied.
TRUE or FALSE |
TRUE |
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A group of subjects selected from a population is called a... |
Sample |
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Variables that can be placed into distinct categories according to some characteristic or attributes are called . . . |
Qualitative variables |
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Examples of qualitative variables include. . . |
gender, religious preference, geographic location |
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variables are numerical values that can be ordered or ranked. |
Quantitative |
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Height, weight and body temperature are all examples of what type of variable? |
Quantitative variables
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These variables assume values that can be counted,0,1,2,3. . . |
Discrete |
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Can assume an infinite number values between any two specific values, obtained by measuring often include fractions or decimals. |
Continuous variables. |
