| 29 | A Statistics Primer |
Statistics is the analysis of data, which is information expressed as measurable or observable quantities. Statistical data is usually obtained by looking at the real world or universe, although it can also be generated by computers in virtual worlds.
EXPERIMENT
In statistics, an experiment is an act of collecting data with the intent of learning or discovering something. For example, you might conduct an experiment to determine the most popular channels for frequency-modulation (FM) radio broadcast stations whose transmitters are located in U.S. towns having fewer than 5,000 people. Or you might conduct an experiment to determine the lowest barometric pressures inside the eyes of all the Atlantic hurricanes that ...
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