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| Everything or everyone being studied in an inference procedure. |
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| A subset of the population. |
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| Inferential Statistics/Inference |
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| Using information from a sample to draw conclusions about corresponding population. |
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| A survey (or a questionnaire) that is given to a few members of the population. |
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| A method of collecting information about a population by observing subject without imposing treatment (i.e. examining the health effects of smoking). |
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| A method of applying a treatment to a group and recording the effects. |
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| It is a “fake” treatment. |
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| The group In an experiment that receives the treatment. |
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| The group in the experiment that receives the placebo. |
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| A control group is given a placebo to compare the reactions between the treatment group(s) and the control group. |
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| A study where data is collected and the statistics (means proportions, etc.) are examined. |
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| Any numerical value that comes from data collected from a population. |
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| Any numerical value that comes from data collected from a sample. |
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| The mean/average that is found from a sample. |
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| The proportion that is found from a sample.. |
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| The mean/average that is found from a defined population. |
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| The proportion that is found from a sample. |
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| Taking a sample of every individual member of the population. For example when the entire population of the United States is counted that is a census. |
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