The Professor of a Business Statistics Class Wanted to Find

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The professor of a business statistics class wanted to find out the average amount of time per week her students spent studying for the class. She divided the fifty students on her roster into ten groups starting from the first student on the roster. The first student was randomly selected from the first group. Then every tenth student was selected from the remaining students. This is an example of a cluster sample.

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Definitions:

Refer

The act of directing someone to a different source of help or information, usually because it is outside the referrer's scope of expertise or practice.

Explore

To investigate, examine, or inquire into a subject or area of interest in depth.

Defend

To protect from harm or attack, asserting one's position or the validity of a particular standpoint.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.