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RYAN BANYAN

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A simple random sample is one in which _____.
 
  a. the sample reflects the population accurately
  b. every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample
  c. both a and b
  d. none of these

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 resulting raw scores are called _________.
 
  a. constants c. coefficients
  b. data d. statistics


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TheNamesImani

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

B
A;though it is not likely, a random sample could be a biased sample. This would be more likely for small samples.

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Excellent

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