Statistics Glossary

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parameters – the characteristics of a population
population – a collection of objects with some common characteristics, samples are taken from the population
range – largest value minus smallest value
sample – a sub-collection of objects drawn from a population
statistical design of experiment – the procedure to select samples and determine appropriate sample size
statistics – the characteristics of samples