Example of Using Statistics

The collection, summarization and presentation of a set of data is an example of

• a parameter

• a statistic

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

To estimate the population average income based on the sample average income of 1000 adults is

• an example of inferential statistics

• an example of descriptive statistics

• an example of a statistic

• an example of a parameter

A mean income calculated from a sample of 1000 primary school teachers is an example of

• a parameter

• a statistic

• a sample

• a population

The number of students in the ASB class is an example of

• a categorical random variable

• a discrete random variable

• a parameter

• a continuous random variable

Choose the statistical question:

• What time did you wake up this morning?

• What time do 12th graders wake up each morning during the school week?

The population mean income of all workers in Malaysia is an example of:

• a sample statistic

• a parameter

• an estimate

• a variable

A question that can only be answered by using data and where we expect the data to have variability. For example, "Who is the most popular musical artist?" or "When do students in your class typically eat dinner?"

• statistical question

• non-statistical question

• hard question

• data-collecting question

A quantity that is calculated from sample data, such as the mean, median, or MAD (mean absolute deviation).

• statistic

• measure of variation

• standard deviation

• hand sanitizer

This consists of the minimum, the three quartiles, and the maximum. It is often indicated by a box plot.

• five-number summary

• statistical question

• data

• geogebra

A measure of the variability, or spread, of a distribution calculated by a method similar to the method for calculating the MAD (mean absolute deviation).

• standard deviation

• MAD

• mean

• mode