1. Chap. 1: Introduction to Statistics
1. An Overview of Statistics

2. Data
Consist of information coming from observations, counts, measurements, or responses.

3. Statistics
Is the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data in order to make decisions

4. Population
The collection of all outcomes, responses, measurements, or counts that are of interest

5. Sample
Is a subset of a population
Venn diagram example

6. Parameter
A number that describes a population

7. Statistic
A number that describes a sample

8. Descriptive Statistics
Is a branch of statistics that involves the organization, summarization, and display of data.

9. Inferential Statistics
The branch of statistics that involves using a sample to draw conclusions about a population.
One basic tool for this is probability