A Researcher Selects a Sample of Size 4 from a Population

question 47

Multiple Choice

A researcher selects a sample of size 4 from a population of size 6.How many possible samples of this size can be selected using experimental sampling?

• A) 15
• B) 30
• C) 1,296
• D) 4,096

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Definitions:

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