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- https://stats.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary's_College_Notre_Dame/BFE_1201_Statistical_Methods_for_Finance_(Kuter)/01%3A_Sampling_and_Data/1.02%3A_Definitions_of_Statistics_Probability_and_Key_TermsThe idea of sampling is to select a portion (or subset) of the larger population and study that portion (the sample) to gain information about the population. For example, if we consider one math clas...The idea of sampling is to select a portion (or subset) of the larger population and study that portion (the sample) to gain information about the population. For example, if we consider one math class to be a sample of the population of all math classes, then the average number of points earned by students in that one math class at the end of the term is an example of a statistic.
- https://stats.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Applied_Statistics/Basic_Statistics_Using_R_for_Crime_Analysis_(Choi)/01%3A_Chapters/1.02%3A_Introduction_to_Data_Formations_and_GraphicsThis chapter focuses on transforming survey data from the 2012 General Social Survey (GSS) and visualizing it using the R programming language. The survey targets the American population's attitudes t...This chapter focuses on transforming survey data from the 2012 General Social Survey (GSS) and visualizing it using the R programming language. The survey targets the American population's attitudes towards police use of force. The chapter explains how to import the data using the haven package, transform categorical variables correctly, and employ the dplyr package for data manipulation. Additionally, it introduces the ggplot2 package for creating graphical representations of the data.
- https://stats.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/Introduction_to_Business_Statistics_-_OER_-_Spring_2023/01%3A_Sampling_and_Data/1.02%3A_Definitions_of_Statistics_Probability_and_Key_TermsThe idea of sampling is to select a portion (or subset) of the larger population and study that portion (the sample) to gain information about the population. For example, if we consider one math clas...The idea of sampling is to select a portion (or subset) of the larger population and study that portion (the sample) to gain information about the population. For example, if we consider one math class to be a sample of the population of all math classes, then the average number of points earned by students in that one math class at the end of the term is an example of a statistic.
- https://stats.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Applied_Statistics/Business_Statistics_(OpenStax)/01%3A_Sampling_and_Data/1.01%3A_Definitions_of_Statistics_Probability_and_Key_TermsThis page discusses a statistics course that focuses on data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. It highlights descriptive and inferential statistics, emphasizing the importance of...This page discusses a statistics course that focuses on data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. It highlights descriptive and inferential statistics, emphasizing the importance of statistical inference and sampling. Examples illustrate key statistical concepts such as population, sample, parameter, and variable through practical cases, including automobile safety and malpractice lawsuits.
- https://stats.libretexts.org/Courses/Fresno_City_College/Book%3A_Business_Statistics_Customized_(OpenStax)/01%3A_Sampling_and_Data/1.02%3A_Definitions_of_Statistics_Probability_and_Key_TermsThe idea of sampling is to select a portion (or subset) of the larger population and study that portion (the sample) to gain information about the population. For example, if we consider one math clas...The idea of sampling is to select a portion (or subset) of the larger population and study that portion (the sample) to gain information about the population. For example, if we consider one math class to be a sample of the population of all math classes, then the average number of points earned by students in that one math class at the end of the term is an example of a statistic.