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Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.2: Representing Data

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For Exercises 1-8, state whether descriptive or inferential statistics has been used. By 2040 at least 3.5 billion people will run short of water (World Future Society). In a sample of 100 on-the-job fatalities, 90% of the victims were men. In a survey of 1000 adults, 34% said that they posted notes on social media websites (Source: AARP Survey).

Statistics that allow for inferences or estimates about the population. Inferential statistics enable analysts come to conclusions about the population based on sample data. Inferential statistics cover the basics of inferential statistics, all kinds of hypotheses tests and their confidence intervals, design of experiments, and statistical power and errors. It also includes point estimation techniques, limit theorems, sampling distributions, approximations, and bounds. Correlation, regression, and association are also covered under inferential statistics to infer relationships between variables.

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