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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?
What does an experimental study involve?
What does an experimental study involve?