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Which of the following best describes the discipline of statistics?
Which of the following best describes the discipline of statistics?
- The study of data collection and analysis (correct)
- The study of population demographics
- The study of social problems
- The study of experimental design
What is a statistical population?
What is a statistical population?
- A group of objects in a crystal
- A group of people or objects to be studied (correct)
- A group of individuals in a social problem
- A group of people living in a country
What does representative sampling aim to achieve?
What does representative sampling aim to achieve?
- Accurate measurements of a system
- Data collection through surveys
- Manipulation of the system under study
- Inferences and conclusions about the population (correct)
When census data cannot be collected, how do statisticians gather data?
When census data cannot be collected, how do statisticians gather data?
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What does an experimental study involve?
What does an experimental study involve?
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