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| term used to describe characteristics of a population |
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| term used to describe characteristics of a sample |
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| The entire group of individuals we are interested in studying |
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| The subset of individuals in the population that we actually study |
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| Represents differences between individuals |
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Represents differences between individuals
Indicates order of individuals |
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Represents differences between individuals
Indicates order of individuals
Intervals between values are equal |
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Represents differences between individuals Indicates order of individuals
Intervals between values are equal
A true zero point exists |
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| multiple measurements or observations |
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| a collection of measurements or observations |
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| datum / data point / score |
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| a single measurement or observations |
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| the difference between a statistic and its corresponding parameter |
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| statistical procedures that summarize, organize, and simplify data |
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| techniques that allow us to generalize results from samples to populations |
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| characteristics or conditions that change or take on different values |
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| variables manipulated by the experimenter |
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| variables that are observed or measured |
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separate, indivisible categories
(ex: months, political parties, psychological disorders) |
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divisible into an infinite number of parts
(ex: age, time, length) |
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| Boundaries that separate intervals on a continuous variable |
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N = number of individuals in the population
n = number of individuals in a sample |
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X=1592108
∑X=1+5+9+2+1+0+8 |
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