Describing Data Flashcards

1
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Sample

A

Portion of the population being studied

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2
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Random sample

A

A sample in which each element in a population has an equal chance of being selected

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3
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Biased sample

A

A sample in which method used to form results are not representative of entire population

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4
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Data collection methods

A
Survey
Published data
Experiment
Observational study
Simulation
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5
Q

Graphs that display qualitative data

A

Venn diagram

Two way frequency table

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6
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Graphs that display quantitative data

A

Dot plot
Histograms
Box plots

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