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karateprodigy

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on: Jun 19, 2018
In a _____ sample, individuals with certain characteristics are randomly selected in numbers proportional to the frequency of those characteristics in the population.
 
  a. simple random c. matched
  b. stratified random d. clustered

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 height scores of all psychology majors constitute a _________.
 
  a. population c. parameter
  b. sample d. statistic


bassamabas

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

B
This defines the stratified random sample.

Answer to Question 2

B


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