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imanialler

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on: Jun 20, 2018
_____ occurs when random chance produces a sample statistic that is not equal to the population parameter it represents.
 
  a. Random sampling c. Criterion probability
  b. Sampling error d. Sampling replacement

Question 2

Why can we never be sure that a sample represents a population?
 
  a. Random selection never works the way it is supposed to work.
  b. Samples created by random selection are almost never perfectly representative.
  c. A random sample may poorly represent a population, or it may accurately represent a different population.
  d. If selection is conducted correctly, samples always accurately represent the populations they are supposed to represent.


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Joy Chen

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


imanialler

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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