1. Which statement best distinguishes statistics as a discipline from statistics as numerical results?
2. Why does an isolated value provide limited statistical meaning?
3. A researcher plans an analysis, creates graphs, and explains the findings to a public audience; which aspect of doing statistics is illustrated by this sequence?
What is statistics as a way of reasoning and tools?
Statistics is a way of reasoning and a collection of tools to analyze data.
What are statistics in the plural?
Statistics in plural are results of calculations made with data.
What are data?
Data are collections of numbers, characters, images, or items providing information.
What does doing statistics involve before analysis?
Doing statistics involves thinking before the analysis.
How are results shown in doing statistics?
Results are shown with mathematics and charts.
What is the final step in doing statistics?
Telling others the results so they understand them correctly.
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