APPLIED STAT.IN BUS.+ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 9781259957598
Author: DOANE
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Define (a) statistic; (b) statistics.
a.
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Define the term statistic.
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The term statistic defines that it is a single measurement of a group of observations. It is useful for summarizing the sample data set.
b.
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To determine
Define the term statistics.
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The term statistics defines the science of collecting samples of the data that is organized in a particular format and analysed as per the requirement to interpret the results.
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APPLIED STAT.IN BUS.+ECONOMICS
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