,Parameters vs stats
Parameter, numerical values that describe ce Pop.
• May be obtained from a single measurement or derived from a set
Of measurements from a population
• Statistics Numerical values that describe a sample
May be obtained from a single measurement ordered from a set of
measurements from a sample
, Descriptive stats
• Procedures used to summarise,organise I simplify and make
sense out of scores or observation
• Often presented graphically, in tables, or summary statistics
(percentages/ averages)
• Average = mean • Ranges a sample of psychology majors
ranged from 17-39 years
• Percentages
Inferential Stars
Techniques that allow UTs to study samples and then make generalization gout the