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Midterm Exam

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A set of mathematical procedures for organizing, summarizing, and interpreting information   show
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show Population  
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show Sample  
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show Variable  
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a value, usually a numerical value, that describes a population   show
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show Statistic  
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show Data  
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a collection of measurements or observations   show
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show Datum  
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show *Nominal Scale *Ordinal Scale *Interval Scale *Ratio Scale  
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show Nominal Scale  
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show gender, marital status, religion, race, hair color, and country  
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> consists of a set of categories that are organized in an ordered sequence > your data is using numbers in the context of order > its quantitative value is very low   show
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Examples of Ordinal Scale   show
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show Interval Scale  
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Examples of Interval Scale   show
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> an interval scale with the additional feature of an absolute zero point >the numbers in ratio scale represent themselves >highest scale of measurement   show
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Examples of Ratio Scale   show
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show Continuous Data  
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show 1.1, 1.2, 1.001, 1.002, 1.003  
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show Discrete data  
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Examples of discrete data   show
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show Frequency distribution  
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it is esentially the same as a histogram, except that spaces are left between adjacent bars   show
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The bar graph is used for what scale of measurement?   show
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similar to a bar graph but has no spaces between bars   show
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show Interval/Ratio Scale  
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show Pie chart  
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>used when the values on the horizontal axis are measured on an interval or a ratio scale   show
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show interval/ratio scale  
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interval/ratio scale   show
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show Mean  
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show mu symbol  
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Mean for sample   show
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show Median  
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> the score or category that has the greatest frequency > particular score with the highest frequency count   show
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show Range  
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show Variance  
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show Standard Deviation  
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