When Would It Be Appropriate to Calculate a Population Mean

question 5

Multiple Choice

When would it be appropriate to calculate a population mean?

• A) When data are measured for a portion of individuals from a population.
• B) When the sample mean is not available.
• C) When data are measured for all members of a population.
• D) When it is not possible to measure all data in a population.

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Definitions:

Stomatitis

Inflammation of the mouth and lips, which can result in soreness, ulcers, and swelling, often caused by infections, irritants, or underlying diseases.

Bolus

A small rounded mass of substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing.

Chyme

The semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that moves from the stomach to the small intestine.

Anabolism

The constructive part of metabolism concerned with the building up of complex molecules from simpler ones.