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It refers to a small part of the population that is used for study.

• population

• statistics

• variable

• sample

It refers to a characteristic of interest measurable on each and every individual in the universe.

• population

• statistics

• variable

• sample

It refers to the collection and interpretation of data; use to measure and analyze variability.

• population

• statistics

• variable

• sample

It refers to the set of all individuals under study.

• population

• statistics

• variable

• sample

It refers to taking a sample and analyzing the sample to make judgment or claims about a population.

• statistics

• descriptive statistics

• inferential statistics

• sample

The purpose of inferential statistics is to simplify and organize the data from a study.

• True

• False

A sample is a subset of the people or objects in a population.

• True

• False

A population is a collection of a few elements, under statistical investigation.

• True

• False

A parameter is a descriptive measure of some characteristics of the population.

• True

• False

A descriptive measure computed from a sample is called a statistic.

• True

• False