Sample in terms of statistics means:

A portion or subset of the population.

Population in statistics means:

The collection of all outcomes, responses, or counts of interest.

Data in the context of statistics means:

Information based on responses, counts, measurements or observations.

studbud

Introduction Vocabulary for Statistics

12 termsStudBud Administration105 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards12 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 12

Answers

1
Statistic is:
A numerical description
A numerical description of a population characteristic
None of the above
A numerical description of a sample characteristic
2
834 employees in the United States were asked if their jobs were highly stressful. 317 said: "No." Name the Population
New York employees
Cincinnati employees
US employees
None of the above
3
Statistics is:
Numerically describe a sample of a population.
Used everyday in sports.
The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing and interpreting data.
All of the above.
4
a random check of several hundred retail stores, the Food and Drug Administration found that 34% of the stores were not
Both
Neither
Parameter
Sample statistic
5
Parameter is:
A numerical description
A numerical description of a population characteristic
A numerical description of a sample characteristic
None of the above.
6
Parameter, or sample statistic? the average time spent on athletics by student-athletes at OSU is 50 hours per week
All of the above
Population
Parameter
Sample statistic
7
834 employees in the United States were asked if their jobs were highly stressful. 317 said: "No." Name the statistic:
317 employees said no
317 employees said yes
834 employees
834 employees said no
8
Sample in terms of statistics means:
All of the above.
A piece of writing submitted to English class.
A free serving of food.
A portion or subset of the population.
9
834 employees in the United States were asked if their jobs were highly stressful. 317 said: "No." Name the sample:
317 employees said yes
317 employees said no
834 employees
834 employees said no
10
Population in statistics means:
The collection of all outcomes, responses, or counts of interest.
The number of people in the store.
All of the above.
A set of people in a sports arena.
11
Data in the context of statistics means:
Numerical names
A set of controlled numbers
All of the above
Information based on responses, counts, measurements or observations.
12
Parameter or sample statistic: The freshman class at any university has an average SAT math score of 514.
Parameter
Sample Statistic
Both
Neither

Introduction Vocabulary for Statistics Flashcards | StudBud