Chapter 1 Vocabulary Crossword

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
The branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of numerical data.
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
a numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation.
a fact or piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data.
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality.
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity.
individually separate and distinct.
forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
very small; far below the real value or cost.
relating to a thing's position in a series.
an intervening time or space.
the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
relating to the action or process of closely observing or watching something or someone.
is a type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset
looking back on or dealing with past events or situations:
•likely to happen at a future date; concerned with or applying to the future:
prove (a theory, expectation, or prediction) wrong:
very bright and likely to dazzle or temporarily blind someone
a fake treatment
any information that may influence the behavior of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test
a large quantity or allocation of things regarded as a unit
To copy
done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical
the quality of being useful, easy, or suitable for someone
arrange or classify
a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together
is incurred when the statistical characteristics of a population are estimated from a subset, or sample, of that population
is a catch-all term for the deviations of estimates from their true values that are not a function of the sample chosen
a sample of subjects that is randomly selected from a group and is therefore assumed to be representative of that group
is a subset of individuals (a sample) chosen from a larger set (a population).
characterized by or proceeding from rigour; harsh, strict, or severe
are for studying the effects of one primary factor without the need to take other nuisance variables into account