Introduction to Stats Crossword

the science of collecting, analyzing, presenting and interpreting data as well as making decisions based on such analyses
type of statistics that involves organizing, summarizing and presenting data
type of statistics that use sample results and probability to help make decisions or predictions about population
Collecting information from every member of the population
consists of all elements - individuals, items, or objects - whose characteristic is being studied
select a portion (or subset) of the larger population to gain information
the result of sampling from a population
composition of the sample favors certain outcomes
part of the sampling technique in which each sample has an equal probability of being chosen
describes entire population
any observation that has been collected
categorical measurement expressed in terms of description
Numerical measurements
countable, can only take certain values
infinite # of values within a certain range
type of measurement that is used to label; does not have numeric meaning
type of data where the order of values is significant but the difference between values is meaningless
measurement with numeric scales where both order and differences matter
has all the qualities of interval data (meaningful order, equal intervals) and a natural zero point