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jwb375

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on: Jun 20, 2018
In order for a researcher to be able to estimate accurately the parameters of a population from his or her sample, the sample must be
 
  a. very large.
  b. racially diverse.
  c. low in variability.
  d. random.

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Which of the following is what we mean by statistics?
 
  a. average of the heights of college basketball teams
  b. a set of procedures for handling data
  c. the batting averages of the local baseball team's starting players
  d. All of the above are examples of statistics.


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Sophiapenny

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

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Answer to Question 2

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jwb375

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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