Intervention: Draw Inferences from Data

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What is the population in a survey?

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The population is the entire group of individuals or instances about whom we hope to learn. In the context of a survey, it refers to all of the bagel shop's customers.

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How do you calculate the mean?

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To calculate the mean, add all the numbers together and then divide by the total count of numbers.

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Find the mean of the following numbers: 18, 2, 0, 0, 0.

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The mean is 4.

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What is the median in a data set?

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The median is the middle value when the numbers are arranged in order. If there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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How do you find the mode of a data set?

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The mode is the number that appears most frequently in a data set.

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What does it mean to draw an inference from data?

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Drawing an inference means making a conclusion or educated guess based on the data presented.

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What is a comparative inference?

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A comparative inference is a conclusion drawn by comparing two or more sets of data.

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If a bag contains 12, 10, 10, 10, 13, 12, 11, 13, 10, what is the mode?

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The mode is 10.

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What is the significance of the median in data analysis?

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The median provides a measure of central tendency that is less affected by outliers than the mean.

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What is the difference between population and sample in statistics?

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A population includes all members of a specified group, while a sample is a subset of the population used to represent the group.

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