Poston and Bouvier in the P&S Textbook Define a Population

question 1

Multiple Choice

Poston and Bouvier in the P&S textbook define a population as a/an ________.

• A) group or collection of demographics
• B) group or collection of societies
• C) group or collection of people
• D) society of multicultural people
• E) numerical representation of variables

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Definitions:

Statistical Significance

Indicates the likelihood that a result or relationship is caused by something other than mere chance.

Statistical Probability

The quantification of the likelihood of an event occurring based on a ratio of favorable outcomes to the total number of possible outcomes.

Statistical Precision

How similar the results are when measurements are taken repeatedly in unaltered circumstances.

T-statistic

A value derived from a T-test that measures the size of the difference relative to the variation in the sample data.