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What is the discipline of statistics concerned with?
What is the discipline of statistics concerned with?
- Collection of historical data
- Organization of scientific theories
- Interpretation of literature
- Collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data (correct)
What is a statistical population?
What is a statistical population?
- A group of people or objects to be studied (correct)
- A historical event
- A mathematical formula
- A specific scientific theory
What does representative sampling assure?
What does representative sampling assure?
- Complete accuracy in data collection
- Statistical significance in experimental studies
- Inferences and conclusions can reasonably extend from the sample to the population as a whole (correct)
- Elimination of random variation in data analysis
What does an observational study involve?
What does an observational study involve?
What are the two main statistical methods used in data analysis?
What are the two main statistical methods used in data analysis?