AP Stat Summer Vocab Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What is statistics?
A
The study of variability
2
Q
What is variability?
A
Differences… how things differ.
3
Q
What are the two branches of AP STATS?
A
Inferential and Descriptive
4
Q
What are descriptive stats?
A
Describe data collected using summaries like mean, median, etc.
5
Q
What are inferential stats?
A
Using data about a sample to make inferences about a population.
6
Q
Compare inferential and descriptive stats.
A
Descriptive explains the data you have, inference uses the data to say something about the entire population.
7
Q
What is data?
A
Any collected information.
8
Q
What is a population?
A
The group you’re interested in.
