Chapter 1 Vocabulary

• Census (p. 13)
• Continuous variable (p. 10)
• Descriptive statistics (p. 7)
• Discrete variable (p. 10)
• Element (p. 7)
• Observation (p. 7)
• Parameter (p. 12)
• Population (p. 12)
• Qualitative variable (p. 9)
• Quantitative variable (p. 9)
• Sample (p. 12)
• Statistic (p. 12)
• Statistical inference (p. 14)
• Statistics (p. 5)
• Variable (p. 7)

• Experimental study (p. 28)
• Observational study (p. 28)
• Potential population (p. 26)
• Predictor variable (explanatory variable) (p. 28)
• Random sample (p. 21)
• Response variable (p. 28)
• Selection bias (p. 26)
• Subjects (p. 28)
• Target population (p. 26)
• Treatment (p. 28)