ppt课件-入门读物概率论统计十一版（ introductionto probabilityand statistics eleventh edition）.pptVIP

Introduction to Probability and StatisticsThirteenth Edition Chapter 1 Describing Data with Graphs Variables and Data A variable is a characteristic that changes or varies over time and/or for different individuals or objects under consideration. Examples: Hair color, white blood cell count, time to failure of a computer component. Definitions An experimental unit is the individual or object on which a variable is measured. A measurement results when a variable is actually measured on an experimental unit. A set of measurements, called data, can be either a sample or a population. Example