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Ch 7 vocab quiz
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Mathematics
12th Grade
03/01/2012

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Term
Population
Definition
the set of measurements (or counts), either existing or conceptual
Term
sample
Definition
a subset of measurements from the population
Term
statistic
Definition
- a numerical descriptive measure of a sample

- quantity may vary depending on the sample taken
Term
parameter
Definition
- a descriptive measurement from a population


- Always going to be a fixed quantity
Term
types of inference:
Definition
- estimation
- testing
-regression
Term
estimation
Definition
we estimate the value of a population parameter
Term
testing
Definition
we formulate a decision about a population parameter
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regression
Definition
we make predictions about the value of a statistical variable
Term
sampling distribution
Definition
a probability distribution of a sample statistic based on all possible simple random samples of the same size from the same population
Term
sample mean
Definition
x ̅= µ_x ̅ = µ
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sample standard deviation
Definition
s= σ_(x ̅ )= σ/√n
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z score
Definition
z= (x ̅- μ_x ̅ )/σ_x ̅ = (x ̅- μ)/(σ/√n)
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