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descriptive statistics
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mathematical procedures for summarizing and describing the characteristics of a set of data
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population
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a large group of people, animals, objects, or responses that are alike in at least one respect
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sample
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any subgroup of cases drawn from a clearly specified population
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inferential statistics
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mathematical procedure for drawing inferences about characteristics of a population based on what is observed in a sample from that population
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generalize
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apply results obtained from a sample to a specific population
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statistic
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a numerical quantity that summarizes some characteristic of a sample
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parameter
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a numerical quantity that summarizes some characteristic of a population
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summation sign
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a mathematical symbol that represents the sum of a set of numbers
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constant
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a numerical value that is exactly the same for all cases or subjects; the converse of variable
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