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Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4/e
Michael Thorne, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State
Martin Giesen, Mississippi State University -- Mississippi State

The Language of Statistics

Definitions


statistics  a set of tools concerned with the collection, organization, and analysis of data
indices  summary numbers resulting from the analysis of data
data  numbers; the results of measurement