In 2000, How Many People Became Ill in Walkerton Due

question 5

Multiple Choice

In 2000, how many people became ill in Walkerton due to E. coli in the drinking water supply?

• A) 2,000
• B) 1,000
• C) 2,500
• D) 5,000

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Interval

Scale used to categorize, rank order, and arrange data so that an equal interval unit appears between each of the scores.

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Set of statistical analyses that can be used to organize and describe the characteristics of a set of data.

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Variability

The degree to which scores in a set of data are spread out or differ from each other.