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The average verbal SAT score for the entire class of entering freshmen is 530 . However, if you select a sample of 20 freshmen and compute their average verbal SAT score you probably will not get exactly 530 . What statistical concept is used to explain the natural difference that exists between a sample mean and the corresponding population mean?
 
  a. Statistical error c. Sampling error
  b. Inferential error d. Parametric error

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A researcher records the change in weight (gained or lost) during the first semester of college for each individual in a group of 25 freshmen, then calculates the average change in weight. The average is an example of a _______.
 
  a. parameter c. variable
  b. statistic d. constant


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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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