{"id":686,"date":"2021-08-13T17:09:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=686"},"modified":"2022-01-18T18:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:32:49","slug":"introduction-to-definitions-of-probability-statistics-and-key-terms","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstatscorequisite\/chapter\/introduction-to-definitions-of-probability-statistics-and-key-terms\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Definitions of Probability, Statistics, and Key Terms","rendered":"Introduction to Definitions of Probability, Statistics, and Key Terms"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: understand descriptive and inferential statistics and identify key terms in given scenarios<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-687 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5668\/2021\/08\/13170715\/pexels-polina-tankilevitch-3873188-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A person holding a thermometer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\r\n\r\nIs the average temperature of humans really 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit? 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