A Statistician Wants to Determine the Total Annual Medical Costs

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Essay

A statistician wants to determine the total annual medical costs incurred by all U.S.states from 1981 to 2001 as a result of health problems related to smoking.She polls each of the 50 states annually to obtain health care expenditures,in dollars,on smoking-related illnesses.Does this study constitute a survey or a census.Explain.

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