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TFauchery

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Statistical inference is the:
 A. organizing, summarizing, and analyzing data to describe a sample.
  B. process of making an estimate, prediction, or decision about a population based on sample data.
  C. proportion of times that an estimating procedure will be correct in the long run.
  D. proportion of times that a conclusion about a population will be wrong in the long run.

Question 2

Descriptive statistics is the:
 A. organizing, summarizing, and analyzing data to describe a sample.
  B. process of making an estimate, prediction, or decision about a population based on sample data.
  C. proportion of times that an estimating procedure will be correct in the long run.
  D. proportion of times that a conclusion about a population will be wrong in the long run.


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TDubDCFL

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

Analysis:
A. Incorrect. Statistical inference is the process of making an estimate, prediction, or decision about a population based on sample data.
B. Correct. Statistical inference is the process of making an estimate, prediction, or decision about a population based on sample data.
C. Incorrect. Statistical inference is the process of making an estimate, prediction, or decision about a population based on sample data.
D. Incorrect. Statistical inference is the process of making an estimate, prediction, or decision about a population based on sample data.
ANSWER : B

Answer to Question 2

Analysis:
A. Correct. Descriptive statistics is the organizing, summarizing, and analyzing data to describe a sample.
B. Incorrect. Descriptive statistics is the organizing, summarizing, and analyzing data to describe a sample.
C. Incorrect. Descriptive statistics is the organizing, summarizing, and analyzing data to describe a sample.
D. Incorrect. Descriptive statistics is the organizing, summarizing, and analyzing data to describe a sample.
ANSWER : A


TFauchery

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

blakcmamba

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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