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james9437

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Which of these does not apply to the word statistics'?
 a. Statistics are numbers measured for some purpose.
  b. Statistics is a collection of procedures for collecting and analyzing data.
  c. Statistics is a tool to help you make decisions when faced with uncertainty.
  d. All of the above apply to the word statistics'.

Question 2

While you can learn a lot about the world just by observing it, you can learn even more by conducting a carefully controlled experiment involving statistics. Explain why.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE CAREFUL COMPARISONS TO FIND OUT IF DIFFERENCES REALLY DO EXIST, AND IF SO, TO ATTRIBUTE A CAUSE FOR THE DIFFERENCE.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 24, 2018
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