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Which of the following best describes statistics?
Which of the following best describes statistics?
- Processed data
- A set of numerical figures
- A collection of facts and figures
- A science concerned with the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data (correct)
What is the main purpose of using statistics?
What is the main purpose of using statistics?
- To describe the general characteristics of a population
- To compare different subpopulations
- To predict future phenomena
- To study cause-and-effect relationships (correct)
What is the difference between population and sample?
What is the difference between population and sample?
- Population refers to a collection of all elements, while sample refers to a subset of the population (correct)
- Population refers to a subset of elements, while sample refers to all elements
- Population and sample are the same
- Population and sample are both subsets of a larger population
What can statistics be used for in decision making?
What can statistics be used for in decision making?
Which of the following is NOT a use of statistics?
Which of the following is NOT a use of statistics?
True or false: Statistics is a science concerned with the collection, organization, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data?
True or false: Statistics is a science concerned with the collection, organization, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data?
True or false: Statistics is a set of numerical figures?
True or false: Statistics is a set of numerical figures?
True or false: Statistics can be used to predict future phenomena in a population?
True or false: Statistics can be used to predict future phenomena in a population?
True or false: Statistics is a useful tool in decision making?
True or false: Statistics is a useful tool in decision making?
True or false: A sample is a part or subset of the population from which information is collected?
True or false: A sample is a part or subset of the population from which information is collected?
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