Chapter 1 Vocab Crossword

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
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
(of a role or status) existing in name only
short for ordinal number
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
a surface or shape that is or would be exposed by making a straight cut through something, especially at right angles to an axis
looking back on or dealing with past events or situations
expected or expecting to be something particular in the future
refers to the practice of keeping patients in the dark as to whether they are receiving a placebo or not
a beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment
denoting a test or trial, especially of a drug, in which any information that may influence the behavior of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test
experimenter divides subjects into subgroups called...
repetition of an experimental condition so that the variability associated with the phenomenon can be estimated
a type of probability sampling method in which sample members from a larger population are selected according to a random starting point and a fixed periodic interval
one of the main types of non-probability sampling methods made up of people who are easy to reach
researcher divides the population into separate groups, called strata
dividing the population into separate groups during sampling
error caused by observing a sample instead of the whole population
a catch-all term for the deviations of estimates from their true values that are not a function of the sample chosen
a method of selecting a sample from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected
a subset of a statistical population in which each member of the subset has an equal probability of being chosen
completely randomized experimental design, subjects are put into blocks through a process of random selection
one of the most simple experimental designs, subjects are randomly assigned to treatments