"Population", "A population, in statistics, is a discrete group of people, animals or things that can be identified by at least one common characteristic for the purposes of data collection and analysis." "Sample", "A sample is a part of a population selected in such a way as to be representative of the overall population." "population", "sample" "Parameter", "A parameter is a (numerical) description of a population characteristic." "Statistic", "A statistic is a (numerical) description of a sample characteristic" "Descriptive Statistics", "Involves the organization, summarization and display of data." "Inferential Statistics", "The science of drawing conclusions about a population based on data collected from a sample." "Probability", "A basic tool in the study and application of inferential statistics."
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