Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4/e

Michael Thorne, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State
Martin Giesen, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State

Definitions and Scaling

Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, you should

be able to define terms important for statistics, such as variable (independent and dependent), population and parameter, sample and statistic, and sampling.
be able to define and illustrate the rules used for assigning numbers to objects or events-that is, be able to discuss measurement as it pertains to statistics.
be able to define and illustrate the two basic uses or divisions of statistics (inferential and descriptive).

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