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Decide if the sample is representative (or not) of the population for the question of interest. What is the average daily number of hours of sleep over a one year period? Sample: Hours of sleep for 100 randomly selected students the night before an exam. Population: All students in the university.
 a. Representative
  b. Not representative

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Decide if the sample is representative (or not) of the population for the question of interest. What is the average number of letters on a page in Webster's unabridged dictionary? Sample: The first page for each of the 26 letters in the alphabet. Population: All pages in the dictionary.
 a. Representative
  b. Not representative


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

B

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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