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Statistics - Overview (Chapter 1)
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Undergraduate 1
01/27/2008

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Data
Definition
Observations (such as measurements, genders, survey responses) that have been collected.
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Statistics
Definition
A collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, and then organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on the data.
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Population
Definition
The complete collection of all elements (scores, people, measurements, and so on) to be studied. The collection is complete in the sense that it includes all subjects to be studied.
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Census
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The collection of data from every member of the population.

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Sample
Definition
A subcollection of members selected from a population.
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