S TATISTICS - THE PRACTICE OR SCIENCE OF COLLECTING AND ANALYZING NUMERICAL DATA D ATA - FACTS AND STATISTICS COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR REFERENCE OR ANALYSIS. ( CAN BE A SET OF NUMBERS ) D ATA CAN BE REPRESENTED IN A TABLE, G RAPH, OR JUST ANALYZED.
P OPULATIONS - THE ENTIRE GROUP OR SET FROM WHICH YOU WANT TO GATHER DATA S AMPLE - A SELECTION TAKEN FROM A LARGER GROUP ( THE " POPULATION ") SO THAT YOU CAN EXAMINE IT TO FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT THE LARGER GROUP. ** A RANDOM SET