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What does descriptive statistics deal with?
What does descriptive statistics deal with?
- Organizing and displaying data using tables, graphs, and summary measures (correct)
- Dealing with methods for analyzing data
- Collecting and interpreting data to make decisions
- Making decisions or predictions about a population using sample results
What is the main focus of inferential statistics?
What is the main focus of inferential statistics?
- Using sample results to make decisions or predictions about a population (correct)
- Dealing with methods for analyzing data
- Collecting and interpreting data to make decisions
- Organizing and presenting data
What is the target of a population?
What is the target of a population?
- Individuals, items, or objects of the population
- A portion of the population selected for study
- A sample that represents the characteristics of the population
- Consists of all elements whose characteristics are being studied (correct)
What does a representative sample aim to do?
What does a representative sample aim to do?
What is a random sample?
What is a random sample?