Descriptive statistics
Describe, summarize, process and present data by means of charts, tables, graphs, pictures or attributes such as the number of pieces data, mean, median, mode, range or standard deviation
Inferential or inductive comprehension
Make forecasts, predictions, generalizations, and inferences from data
Qualitative data
Categorical data where the number used only identify
Quantitive data
Data where the numbers used have numerical significance
Discrete data
Take on integer values such as 0, 1, 2 .... such as a digital clock, digital speedometer, digital thermometer, ...
Continuous data
Can take on any value over an interval such as [1,2] such as a rotary clock, rotary speedometer, standard thermometer
Finite
Countable
Infinite
Not finite
Population
A set of data consisting of all possible observations or outcomes of a given phenomenon
Sample
Part of a population
population parameter
A measurable attribute or characteristic about a population
Sample statistic
A measurable attribute or characteristic about a sample
Experiment
A planned process or procedure whose results yield a collection of outcomes or a set of data
Event
A particular outcome of an experiment