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If 15 of the individuals in the population are seniors, 19 are juniors, 20 are sophomores, and 46 are freshmen, a representative sample will have _____ juniors.
 
  a. 46 c. 19
  b. 20 d. 15

Question 2

In order to estimate the height of all students at your university, let's assume you have measured the height of all psychology majors at the university. The average (mean) value of the measured height scores constitutes a _________.
 
  a. population c. parameter
  b. sample d. statistic


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
If a sample is representative, it possesses the same characteristics in the same proportions as the population.

Answer to Question 2

D


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