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| a group of methods used to collect, analyze, & interpret data |
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| is the group of interest (the whole group) |
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| a selection of a few elements of the population used for the study |
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| summary measures calculated from sample data (2nd definition) |
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| summary measures calculated from population data |
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| group of methods used to describe, display, and organize data |
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| methods that use sample results to make decisions about the population |
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| a sample that has all (or almost all) of the population characteristics |
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| drawn in a way such that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected |
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| Sampling With Replacement |
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| each time an element is selected for the sample, it is put back into the population before the next element is selected |
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| Sample Without Replacement |
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| each element that is selected does not get put back into the population before the next element is selected |
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| is the whole set of data from a population or sample. |
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| is the characteristic being studied that assumes a different value |
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