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Chapter 1: Statistics Chapter Goals Create an initial image of the field of statistics. Introduce several basic vocabulary words used in studying statistics: population, variable, statistic. Learn how to obtain sample data. 1.1: What is Statistics? Statistics: The science of collecting, describing, and interpreting data. Two areas of statistics: Descriptive Statistics: collection, presentation, and description of sample data. Inferential Statistics: making decisions and drawing conclusions about populations. Example: A recent study examined the math and verbal SAT scores of high school senio