Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version(A. Bluman 3rd Ed., 2003): OUTLINE of Chapter 1.

OUTLINE of Chapter 1 Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version (A. Bluman 3rd Ed., 2003) *<Tab/>Demonstrate knowledge of statistical terms. *<Tab/>Differentiate between the two branches of statistics. *<Tab/>Identify types of data. *<Tab/>Identify the measurement level for each variable. *<Tab/>Identify the four basic sampling techniques. *<Tab/>Explain the difference between …

…gt;Data can be classified as qualitative or quantitative. *<Tab/>The four basic types of measurement are nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. *<Tab/>The two basic types of statistical studies are observational and experimental. *<Tab/>The applications of statistics are many and varied. People encounter them in everyday life, such as in reading newspapers or magazines, listening to the radio, or watching television.