Question 1

The summaries of data, which may be tabular, graphical, or numerical, are referred to as

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A)  inferential statistics
B)  descriptive statistics
C)  statistical inference
D)  report generation

Question 2

In a sample of 400 students in a university, 80, or 20%, are Business majors. Based on the above information, the school's paper reported that "20% of all the students at the university are Business majors." This report is an example of

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A)  a sample
B)  a population
C)  statistical inference
D)  descriptive statistics

Question 3

Income is an example of a variable that uses the

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A)  ratio scale
B)  interval scale
C)  nominal scale
D)  ordinal scale

Question 4

In a random sample of 200 items, 5 items were defective. An estimate of the percentage of defective items in the population is

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A)  5.0%
B)  2.5%
C)  200
D)  10.0%

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The summaries of data, which may be tabular, graphical, or numerical, are referred to as

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In a random sample of 200 items, 5 items were defective. An estimate of the percentage of defective items in the population is

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In a sample of 400 students in a university, 80, or 20%, are Business majors. Based on the above information, the school's paper reported that "20% of all the students at the university are Business majors." This report is an example of

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Income is an example of a variable that uses the

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The summaries of data, which may be tabular, graphical, or numerical, are referred to as

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In a random sample of 200 items, 5 items were defective. An estimate of the percentage of defective items in the population is

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In a sample of 400 students in a university, 80, or 20%, are Business majors. Based on the above information, the school's paper reported that "20% of all the students at the university are Business majors." This report is an example of

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