Provide an Appropriate Response

question 85

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-As a science project a student wanted to know the average temperature in her state at noon on the first day of
Summer. She called a sample of 30 newspaper offices in the state between 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM on the first
Day of Summer 2000, asking each for the current temperature. What is the weakness of the study?

• A)The data collected will not yield sample statistics that represent the desired population parameter because of the time interval.
• B)The data collected will not yield sample statistics that represent the desired population parameter, because more densely populated areas may have more newspapers.
• C)The sample size is too small.
• D)The population is not defined.

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Definitions:

Accumulated Depreciation

The cumulative sum of depreciation expense assigned to a physical asset since its initial use, representing its cost allocation.

Salvage Value

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Units-Of-Activity

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