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Name: Sampling and Data: Key Terms
ID: m16007
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module introduces a number of key terms related to statistical sampling and data.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: average, categorical, data, numerical, parameter, population, proportion, representative, sample, sampling, statistic, variable
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 2.0
Authors: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu)
Copyright Holders: Maxfield Foundation (cnx@cnx.org)
Maintainers: Susan Dean (deansusan@deanza.edu), Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. (illowskybarbara@deanza.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Latest version: 1.14 (history)
First publication date: Mar 31, 2008 3:06 pm GMT-5
Last revision to module: Feb 18, 2009 9:27 pm US/Central
Module XML: m16007_1.14.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.14 Feb 18, 2009 9:27 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Sampling and Data: Key Terms: Updated the glossary items.
Version: 1.13 Jan 8, 2009 10:11 am US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
Reworded Problem 1 to make it clearer by adding that a survey of 100 first year students is taken.
Version: 1.12 Jan 7, 2009 6:30 pm US/Central by Susan Dean
Changes: 
In Key Terms, improved the definition of a statistic with an example.
Version: 1.11 Oct 27, 2008 8:14 pm GMT-5 by James Cooper
Changes: 
roles updated
Version: 1.10 Aug 20, 2008 11:11 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Corrected errors (see m17360 for details)
Version: 1.9 Jul 14, 2008 11:20 am GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
image review
Version: 1.8 Jul 8, 2008 8:52 pm GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
post review edits
Version: 1.7 Jul 3, 2008 11:38 am GMT-5 by Connexions
Changes: 
post review updates
Version: 1.6 Jun 26, 2008 4:51 pm GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Roles changed
Version: 1.5 May 22, 2008 10:03 am GMT-5 by Uchenna Anyikam
Changes: 
Glossary Modification
Version: 1.4 May 22, 2008 9:30 am GMT-5 by Uchenna Anyikam
Changes: 
Fixed Glossary
Version: 1.3 Apr 29, 2008 2:43 pm GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes: 
Updated metadata
Version: 1.2 Apr 22, 2008 10:58 am GMT-5 by Uchenna Anyikam
Changes: 
Cnxorg added as maintainer
Version: 1.1 Apr 18, 2008 4:23 pm GMT-5 by Uchenna Anyikam
Changes: 
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