Notes: Stats Unit 1 Intro

A variable that assigns labels to individuals

A variable that takes number values as counts or measurements

A variable that can only be categorized into groups

A variable that cannot be measured

Cell phone

Facebook

In person

Text messaging

Biological sex

Height

Number of languages spoken

Preferred communication method

The process of exploratory data analysis.

The process of drawing conclusions that go beyond the data at hand.

The process of collecting data from a sample.

The process of classifying variables.

Identify the individuals and variables in a set of data; Classify variables as categorical or quantitative.

Describe the history of statistics; Explain the importance of data collection.

List types of graphs; Define mean and median.

Summarize the chapter; Discuss the role of technology in statistics.