Introduction to Statistics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• descriptive : _ statistics are used to identify patterns in data and summarize data
• inferential : _ statistics are used to make predictions or generalizations based on data
• population : _ is the collection of all outcomes, responses, etc.
• sample : _ is a subset of a population
• parameter : a numerical description of a population
• statistic : a numerical description of a sample
• quantitative : _ data is numerical data
• qualitative : _ data is non-numerical data
• nominal : qualitative data that can't be ordered or ranked
• ordinal : qualitative or quantitative data that can be ordered or ranked without meaningful differences
• interval : quantitative data that can be ordered or ranked with meaningful differences, zero isn't inherent
• ratio : quantitative data that can be ordered or ranked with meaningful differences, inherent zero
• observational : _ studies involve researchers observing populations without manipulating variables
• experiments : _ involve manipulating independent variables to determine the effects on the dependent variables
• random : simple _ sampling involves taking a sample when the entire population has a chance of being selected
• stratisfied : _ sampling involves dividing populations into subsets based on characteristics before random selection in each subset
• cluster : _ sampling involves dividing populations into subsets and randomly choosing entire subsets
• systemic : _ sampling involves using a regular interval to create a sample