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tingc95

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__________ is a collection of numbers or other pieces of information to which meaning has been attached (such as your height in inches or your gender).
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Which of the following is true about statistics?
 a. Numbers don't lie. All statistics have to be believed.
  b. Statistics can be made to say whatever you want them to say. No statistic should be believed.
  c. Any statistic that is based on data is likely to be correct.
  d. All statistics should be carefully scrutinized before determining whether or not they can be believed. Some are correct, and some are not.



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Answer to Question 1

DATA

Answer to Question 2

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