1.1

Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, summarizing, and analyzing information to draw conclusions or answer questions. In addition, statistics is about providing a measure of confidence in any conclusions.

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individual

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statistic, parameter

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parameter

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statistic

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parameter

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statistic

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qualitative

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quantitative

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quantitative

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qualitative

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discrete

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continuous

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continuous

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discrete

population: teenagers (13-17) in the US; sample: 1028 teenagers

population: bottles filled on October 15th; sample: 50 bottles

population: all of the soybean plants; 100 soybean plants

population: all households in the US; 50,000 households

population: women with hypertension (27-44); sample: 7373 women

1.2

observational

experiment

experiment

observational

observational

experiment

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  1. cohort: it was a select group over a certain amount of time

  2. response: heart disease; explanatory: happiness

  3. it might mean that there are lurking variables

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  1. observational because they don’t interfere; it’s a cohort study because it’s a select group over a certain amount of time

  2. response: weight gained; explanatory: marriage status

  3. mental health, diabetes, whether or not they own a pet, where they live, obsession with physical appearance

  4. no, it’s just an observational study so any lurking variables have the potential to throw everything off