Harper MTH165 Homework Section 1.1 Latest 2020 MAY

MTH165 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

Homework Section 1.1

In this section you got a list of very important vocabulary that we are going to use throughout the entire course.

Define the following:

Individual: 

Variable:  

Population:

Sample:

Parameter:

Statistics:

In the rest of the course, the type of data will play a key role in what we use to summarize the data and what inferential procedure we use on the data.

What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

What is the difference between quantitative-discrete and quantitate-continuous data?

Fill in the following as you work through your given problems in MyOpenMath

1.            Fill in the following in the context of your given problem:

Individual: _________

Variable: ______

Population:   _________

Sample:   _______

Parameter:   _____

Statistic:   _______

2.            Fill in the following in the context of your given problem:

Individual: ______

Variable: ____

Population:   ___

Sample:   ______

Parameter:   _____

Statistic:   ______

3.            Fill in the following in the context of your given problem:

Individual: ______

Variable: __

Population:   ____

Sample:   __

Parameter:   ___

Statistic:   ____

4.            Fill in the following in the context of your given problem:

Individual: _______

Variable: ______

Population:   _____

Sample:   ____

Parameter:   _____

Statistic:   _____

5.            The variable ______________ is (qualitative/quantitative-discrete/quantitative-continuous) because ________________ this variable would yield numbers that count

6.            The variable _____________ is (qualitative/quantitative-discrete/quantitative-continuous) because ____________ this variable would yield categories

7.            The variable _______ ________ is (qualitative/quantitative-discrete/quantitative-continuous) because ____________ this variable would yield categories

8.            The variable ________________ is (qualitative/quantitative-discrete/quantitative-continuous) because

9.            The variable ________________ is (qualitative/quantitative-discrete/quantitative-continuous) because

10.          The variable ________________ is (qualitative/quantitative-discrete/quantitative-continuous) because