A Researcher Wants to Know What the Average Variation Is

question 102

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to know what the average variation is in altimeters of small, privately owned airplanes.The task of determining this is expensive and time-consuming, if even possible, given the large number of such airplanes.The researcher decides to use government records to randomly locate the owners of ten such planes and then get permission to test the altimeters.When the researcher is done, the data gathered from the group of ten will be used to reach conclusions about all small, privately owned airplanes.The average variation computed using the data gathered on the group of ten airplanes is best described as a ___.

• A)measurement
• B)data
• C)statistic
• D)parameter
• E)census

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Definitions:

Jungian Theory

A psychological framework that emphasizes the collective unconscious, archetypes, and individuation as key components of the human psyche.

Evidence

Information or facts that are used to support or refute a claim, argument, or hypothesis in various contexts, including law, science, and everyday life.

Attitude

A psychological construct representing an individual's degree of like or dislike, favor or disfavor, towards an object, person, thing, or event.

Jungian Theory

A psychological framework by Carl Jung that emphasizes the collective unconscious, archetypes, and personal individuation to understand the human psyche.