Key Concepts
Interval Notation
Inequality | Interval Notation |
[latex]a | (a,b) |
x>a | (a,∞) |
[latex]x | (−∞,b) |
x≥a | [a,∞) |
x≤b | (−∞,b] |
[latex]a≤x | [a,b) |
[latex]a | (a,b] |
a≤x≤b | [a,b] |
For a finite interval (a,b),(a,b],[a,b) or [a,b].
- The width is b−a
- The midpoint is a+b2
Population and sample mean, variance, and standard deviation
Population | Sample |
Population size N | Sample size n |
Population mean μ=∑xN | Sample mean ¯x=∑xn |
Population variance σ2.=∑(x−μ)2N | Sample variance s2=∑(x−¯x)2n−1 |
Population standard deviation σ=√∑(x−μ)2N | Sample standard deviation s=√∑(x−¯x)2n−1 |
Glossary
- interval: a set of numbers in which a solution falls
- population: the entire group of individuals or objects of interest
- parameter: a numerical characteristic of a population
- sample: portion, or subset, of a population
- statistic: a numerical characteristic of a sample
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