What does it mean to say that we are going to use a sample to draw an
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What does it mean to say that we are going to use a sample to draw an inference about a population? Why is a random sample so important for this process? If we wanted a random sample of students in the cafeteria, why couldn’t we just choose the students who order Diet Pepsi with their lunch? Comment on the statement, “A random sample is like a miniature population, whereas samples that are not random are likely to be biased.” Why would the students who order Diet Pepsi with lunch not be a random sample of students in the cafeteria?
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Understandable Statistics Concepts And Methods
ISBN: 9780840048387
10th Edition
Authors: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
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