Using Probability Sampling, Sam Collected Data on the Number of Dogs

question 69

Multiple Choice

Using probability sampling, Sam collected data on the number of dogs owned in each household in the Houston____________________________ area. He analyzed his data and determined that 1.3 dogs are owned in each household. He might conclude from this information that there is a probability that at least one dog is owned by every household in Texas. Sam used____________________________to draw this conclusion.

• A) statistical inference
• B) intuition
• C) crystal ball inference
• D) intention processing
• E) perceptual mapping

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