Samples and populations
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- Q1In statistics, what is a sample?A random guess about dataA diagram that shows all data pointsThe entire group being studiedA smaller group taken from a population to represent it30s
- Q2What is a population in statistics?A single individual from a groupThe average of a set of dataThe entire group of individuals or items that you want to studyA method of collecting data30s
- Q3What is a biased sample?A sample that does not accurately represent the populationA sample selected randomly without any influencesA sample that is larger than the populationA sample that includes everyone in the population30s
- Q4What does it mean if a sample is representative?It includes only the most popular membersIt can be biased towards a certain groupIt reflects the characteristics of the population accuratelyIt is the smallest sample possible30s
- Q5What is the term for the entire group from which a sample is drawn?SampleStatisticData setPopulation30s