stats Flashcard Set

Statistics

The science and art of collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data.

Individual

An object described in a set of data; can be a person, animal, or thing.

Variable

An attribute that can take different values for different individuals.

Categorical Variable

Assigns labels that place each individual into a particular group, called a category.

Quantitative Variable

Takes number values that are quantities—counts or measurements.

Distribution

Describes what values a variable takes and how often it takes those values.

Discrete Variable

A quantitative variable that takes a fixed set of possible values with gaps between them.

Continuous Variable

A quantitative variable that can take any value in an interval on the number line.