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A set of vocabulary flashcards covering essential concepts of statistics and data analysis.
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Statistics
The science of learning from data.
Data
Numerical facts used to describe cases.
Variable
Any characteristic of an individual that can take different values.
Individual/Cases
The objects described by a set of data, which can be people, animals, or objects.
Context
The circumstances or details surrounding the data that are needed to understand its meaning.
Categorical Variable
A variable that places an individual into one of several groups.
Quantitative Variable
A variable that takes numerical values where arithmetic operations make sense.
Distribution of a Variable
Describes what values a variable takes and how often these values occur.
Unit of Measurement
The specific quantity used to measure a variable, necessary for its interpretation.