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Chapter 1 - Introduction Definitions:   Data :  Basically, the information you're working with to analyze in a statistical fashion.  This would be information that describes some characteristic(s) of a sample and, therefore, inferred to be a characteristic of a population .  Ex.  salary, GPA, colors, preference ratings, location, etc.   Data Collection :  The information that has been collected from a sample through some research method.     Observation :  The individual datum in a data collection .  Ex. If studying GPAs (the data) of Hunter Students (the population), your particular GPA is a single observation in that data collection .   Statisti cs (plural): - The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, interpreting and presenting data.  The subject we're all taking right now.   Statisti c (singular) - Specifically refers to a single measure, reported as a number, used to summarize a sample data co...