统计学名词population 母体sample 样本census 普查sampling 抽样quantitative 量的qualitative/categorical 质的discrete 离散的continuous 连续的population parameters 母体参数sample statistics 样本统计量descriptive statistics 叙述统计学inferential/inductive statistics 推论/归纳统计学levels of measurement 衡量尺度nominal scale 名目尺度ordinal scale 顺序尺度interval scale 区间尺度ratio scale 比例尺度frequency distribution 次数分配relative frequency 相对次数range 全距class midpoint 组中点class limits 组限class boundaries 组界class width 组