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Briefly describe the two meanings of the word statistics.

Briefly explain the types of statistics.

Briefly explain the terms population, sample, representative sample, random sample, sampling with replacement, and sampling without replacement.

Give one example each of sampling with and sampling without replacement.

Briefly explain the difference between a census and a sample survey. Why is conducting a sample survey preferable to conducting a census?

Explain whether each of the following constitutes a population or a sample. a. Pounds of bass caught by all participants in a bass fishing derby b. Credit card debts of 100 families selected from a city c. Number of home runs hit by all Major League baseball players in the 2009 season d. Number of parole violations by all 2147 parolees in a city e. Amount spent on prescription drugs by 200 senior citizens in a large city

Explain whether each of the following constitutes a population or a sample. a. Number of personal fouls committed by all NBA players during the \(2008-2009\) season b. Yield of potatoes per acre for 10 pieces of land c. Weekly salaries of all employees of a company d. Cattle owned by 100 farmers in Iowa e. Number of computers sold during the past week at all computer stores in Los Angeles

Explain the meaning of an element, a variable, an observation, and a data set.

The following table gives the number of dog bites reported to the police last year in six cities. Briefly explain the meaning of a member, a variable, a measurement, and a data set with reference to this table.

The following table gives the state taxes (in dollars) on a pack of cigarettes for nine states as of April \(1,2009 .\) Briefly explain the meaning of a member, a variable, a measurement, and a data set with reference to this table.