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Chelseaamend

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Explain why it is not necessary to provide a measure of reliability when a census is used rather than a sample.
 
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A high school guidance counselor analyzed data from a sample of 300 community colleges throughout the United States. One of his goals was to estimate the annual tuition costs of community colleges in the United States. Describe the population and variable of interest to the guidance counselor.
 
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Answer to Question 1

When a census is used, there should be no error.

Answer to Question 2

The population of interest to the guidance counselor is all community colleges in the United States. The variable of interest is the annual tuition cost of the community college.



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