MATH 9A: STATISTICS

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The science of collecting, organizing, presenting, analyzing and interpreting data to assist in making more effective decisions.

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Statistics

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Used to manipulate, summarize and investigate data so that useful decisions making information results.

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Statistical Analysis

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Methods of organizing, summarizing and presenting data in an informative way.

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Descriptive Statistics

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The methods used to determine something about a population on the basis of a sample.

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Inferential Statistics

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The entire set of individuals or objects of interest or the measurements obtained from all individuals or objects of interest.

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Population

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A portion or part of the population of interest.

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Sample

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The process of drawing conclusions or making decisions about a population based on a sample result.

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Inference

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The collection of data that are relevant to the problem being studied.

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Statistical Data

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Commonly the most difficult, expensive, and time-consuming, part of a study.

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Statistical Data

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A type of statistical data that is collected specifically for the analysis desired.

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Primary Data