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Which of the following best describes statistics?
Which of the following best describes statistics?
- The field of science that collects, transforms, presents, and analyzes statistical data (correct)
- A method for compressing data to make it easier to interpret
- A process for testing the practical significance of statistical results
- The study of mathematical models and their correspondence to empirical data
What are the applications of statistics?
What are the applications of statistics?
- Compressive and descriptive methods, mathematical modeling, and testing statistical significance (correct)
- Presenting a large quantity of data, defining probability, and making forecasts
- Testing statistical significance, mathematical modeling, and compressing data
- Assessing distributions, interpreting results, and defining probability
What is one of the methods used in statistics to present results?
What is one of the methods used in statistics to present results?
- Testing the correspondence of mathematical models to empirical data
- Presenting the results in a less accurate yet more easily interpretable format (correct)
- Defining probability of the results
- Compressing data to a smaller number of figures
What is the purpose of testing statistical significance?
What is the purpose of testing statistical significance?
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What is one of the uses of mathematical modeling in statistics?
What is one of the uses of mathematical modeling in statistics?
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Which of the following best describes the field of statistics?
Which of the following best describes the field of statistics?
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What is one of the uses of statistical estimation in statistics?
What is one of the uses of statistical estimation in statistics?
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What is the purpose of assessing distributions in statistics?
What is the purpose of assessing distributions in statistics?
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What is one of the uses of mathematical modeling in statistics?
What is one of the uses of mathematical modeling in statistics?
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What is the purpose of testing statistical significance in statistics?
What is the purpose of testing statistical significance in statistics?
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