Chapter 2

Question 1

long-term frequency

Answer 1

a definite value that we rarely know with certainty

Question 2

Subjective usage

Answer 2

strength of belief

Question 3

Model

Answer 3

a simplified
description of a
mechanism

Question 4

Subjective probability

Answer 4

opinion not based on data

used to construct a model

Question 5

Probabilities are
always contingent
on …

Answer 5

assumptions

i.e. models

Question 6

Probability

Answer 6

start with a general case such as a
population or a model and use that
understanding to make predictions for samples
-Deductive Reasoning

Question 7

Statistics

Answer 7

use samples to make inferences about
the overall population or model.
-Inductive Reasoning