ES CH.2 Vocab Quiz

one or more equations that represents the way a system or process works

the chance that something will happen

a type of conceptual model that provides a systematic process for making decisions

the relative arrangement of the members of a statistical population

representation of objects or systems

principle or standards we consider important

collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers

associations between tow or more events

group that does not receive the experimental treatment

procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions

a logical statement about what will happen if the hypothesis is supported

information

the number obtained by adding the data for a characteristic and dividing this sum by the number of individuals

a group of individuals or events selected to represent the population

a verbal or graphical explanation of how a system

the factor of interest

the probability of an unwanted outcome

the group that receives the experimental treatment

a piece of information that we gather with using our senses