Introductory Statistics 9th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11905-571-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-11905-571-6

Chapter 1 - Supplementary Exercises - Page 26: 1.40

Answer

A member of a sample or population is a specific subject or object about which the information is collected. For example, each company listed in this table is called a member of this group. A variable is a characteristic under study that assumes different values for different elements. In this table, the Revenue for Fiscal Year 2014 (millions of dollar) is the variable. A measurement is the value of a variable for an element, as illustrated by the revenue for the fiscal year 2014 for the six companies in the table. A data set is a collection of observations on one or more variable. The information given in the table on the revenue for fiscal year 2014 for the six companies is called a data set.

Work Step by Step

A member of a sample or population is a specific subject or object about which the information is collected. For example, each company listed in this table is called a member of this group. A variable is a characteristic under study that assumes different values for different elements. In this table, the Revenue for Fiscal Year 2014 (millions of dollar) is the variable. A measurement is the value of a variable for an element, as illustrated by the revenue for the fiscal year 2014 for the six companies in the table. A data set is a collection of observations on one or more variable. The information given in the table on the revenue for fiscal year 2014 for the six companies is called a data set.
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