Mind on Statistics
Mind on Statistics
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Author: Jessica M. Utts, Robert F. Heckard
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.1E
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To explain when can available data be used to make inferences about a much larger group.

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Available data can be used to make inferencesabout a much larger group if the data can beconsidered representative for the question ofinterest.

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Available data can be used to make inferencesabout a much larger group if the data can beconsidered representative for the question ofinterest.

For example: statistics class is said be representativeof all college students for relationship betweenmeasurements like hand span and height but notfor something like estimating proportion whohave been to pets

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