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| Data | numbers or measurements that are collected as a result of observations. |
| Descriptive statistics | procedures used to organize and present data in a convenient, usable summary form. |
| Element | a single member of a population. |
| Finite population | a population whose elements or members can be listed. |
| Inferential or inductive statistics | procedures used to arrive at broader generalizations or inferences from sample data populations. |
| Infinite population | a population whose elements or members cannot be listed. |
| Parameter | any characteristic of a finite population that can be estimated and is measurable or of an infinite population that can be estimated. |
| Population | a complete set of individuals, objects, or measurements having some common observable characteristic. |
| Random sample | a sample in which all elements have an equal chance of being selected. |
| Research design | the plan for collecting data. |
| Sample | a subset or part of a population. |
| Statistic | a number that describes a characteristic of a sample. |
| Statistics | a collection of numerical facts expressed in summarizing statements; method of dealing with data: “a tool for collecting, organizing, and analyzing numerical facts or observations that are collected in accordance with a systematic plan. |
| Variable | any characteristic of a person |
