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APUS57 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

When given a cup of coffee before a race, a sample of runners were found to run the race faster than without coffee. If we then conclude that on average runners run faster after drinking coffee, this would be an example of

a. an illogical inference.
b. an inferential inference.
c. a statistical inference.
d. a descriptive inference.

Question 2

One of the most important skills that students learn in statistics courses is

a. the ability to memorize complex mathematical formulae.
b. the ability to logically interpret data.
c. the ability to perform multiple regressions on a calculator.
d. nothing important is learned in statistics courses.