Summer Practice Vocab 1-11 Flashcards
1
Q
Inference
A
Educated guess
2
Q
Observational Study
A
Watch; Don’t change anything
3
Q
Experiment
A
Change something about your sample
4
Q
Population
A
The entire group of individuals you are trying to find information about
5
Q
Sample
A
A small section of the population you select to study
6
Q
Random Sample
A
Representative of the entire population
7
Q
Biased
A
Population isn’t represented; Bias is bad
8
Q
Sampling Errors
A
Mistakes when gathering data
9
Q
Convenience Bias
A
Sample thats made up of people that are easy to get
10
Q
Voluntary Response Bias
A
Volunteers tend to have the strongest opinion
11
Q
Under/Over Coverage
A
Under/Over Represented
