Populations and Samples

Start with the vocabulary

The flashcard deck “Key words and definitions” brings together terms including population, sample, census, sampling frame and bias. It is a useful place to begin if you want to become familiar with the language used across this page. The notes titled “Statistics” also introduce population and sampling, including sampling units and sampling frames.

After studying the definitions, look at the flashcards on data collection. They pose questions about censuses and samples, including their advantages and disadvantages.

See how the ideas fit together

The mind map “Sampling” links a population and a sample with parameters and statistics. Another mind map on population and sampling describes a census as taking all the data in a population and a sample as collecting data from part of it.

Use a map after the definition cards to see the terms in relation to each other. You can return to the cards when a word in the map needs another look. A separate vocabulary map also includes convenience sampling alongside population and sample.

Use the quiz alongside the maps

The page includes a quiz as well as flashcards, notes and mind maps. After working through the vocabulary, use the quiz for practice. Then return to a relevant map or set of cards to review terms that need more attention.

The resources were made by GoConqr users, so their approaches and wording vary. Comparing a definition in the notes with one in a flashcard deck can give you another way to look at the same term.

Place the topic in its unit

Populations and Samples is a section of Data Collection, Sampling and Surveys in Statistics and probability. The resources here connect population and sample vocabulary with the collection of data through censuses and sample surveys.

Explore the listed resources and choose a map or deck to study next.