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madam-professor

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Six hundred residents of a city are polled to obtain information on voting intentions in an upcoming city election. The 600 residents in this study is an example of a(n) _____.
 a. census
  b. sample
  c. observation
  d. population

Question 2

A single numerical value used as an estimate of a population parameter is known as
 a. a parameter.
   b. a population parameter.
   c. a mean estimator.
   d. a point estimate.


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meganmoser117

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

b

Answer to Question 2

d


madam-professor

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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