Statistics Vocab

A diagram that shows all the possible outcomes of compound events along “branches”

In data collection, the group of interest

Information collected for observation or analysis

Probability based on actual results from an experiment

Data collected from a group whose opinions do not best represent the entire population.

Data collected from a subset of a population that is chosen randomly

An informed guess based on evidence

A result of an experiment

The number of times an outcome occurs

A number from 0 to 1 that describes the likelihood that an event will occur

The arrangement of values showing their frequency

Collection and analysis of data

In data collection, a sample whose values are representative of the entire population

Ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes when all outcomes are equally likely

The chance that an event will occur