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Match each term with its definition.  Note that there are more definitions than terms.

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Population
 
                                                                                                                            
 
Sample
 
                                                                                                                            
 
Parameter
 
                                                                                                                            
 
Statistic
 
                                                                                                                            
 
quantitative/categorical variable
 
                                                                                                                            
 
quantitative variable
 
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Indicates the amount of something
a numerical characteristic of the population
a measurement scale with an absolute zero
indicates that a person or object belongs in a category
a measured characteristic of a sample
the average of a list or numbers 
the entire set of people or objects of interest 
a subset of people or objects that exist within an entire set
 
 
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