Why does the book say we use random sampling in statistics?

Both of these answers are correct

What is special about inferential statistics?

It uses a subset of the population to draw conclusions

What is the main difference between a population and a sample in statistics?

Population includes all individuals, Sample is a subset of the population.

In statistics, what is a variable?

A characteristic or quantity that can change or take on different values

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Module 1 Bus Ana 3050

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1
A primary source is
sources of data not obtained by the person using it
sources of data in which the person collecting the data is also using it
sources of data gotten from AI
sources of data obtained from your friend's friend
2
What is Statistics?
The study of making sense of data
The study of qualitative information
Math inferno
The study of algebra
3
Variables that have a limited number of distinct values or categories, sometimes called discrete are
Numeric
Categorical
Nominal
Ordinal
4
Variables with intrinsic order
Categorical
Nominal
None of the above
Oridinal
5
Why does the book say we use random sampling in statistics?
Random Sampling ensures a good chance of representing the actual population
Getting data from every individual in a population is not really feasible
Neither of these answers are correct
Both of these answers are correct
6
What is special about inferential statistics?
It uses a subset of the population to draw conclusions
It uses the whole population
None of the above.
It uses qualitative data
7
What is the main difference between a population and a sample in statistics?
A population is always larger than a sample, except in rare cases.
Sample includes all individuals, Population is just a small group.
Population includes all individuals, Sample is a subset of the population.
A sample and a population are the same things in statistics.
8
In statistics, what is a variable?
A characteristic or quantity that can change or take on different values
A type of statistical graph
A mathematical equation used in probability
A fixed number that never changes
9
Refers to characteristics that have a numeric value- continuous variables, or all values in an interval are possible
Discrete
Numeric
Nominal
Oridinal
10
Represents categories with no intrinsic order, could also consist of numeric values that represent the categories.
Ordinal
Numeric
None of the above
Nominal
11
Descriptive Statistics is about "telling a story."
False
True
12
A sample contains all individuals in a population.
True
False

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