If You Describe That a Small Rodent "Chewed" an Index

question 29

Multiple Choice

If you describe that a small rodent "chewed" an index card and "ate" a cookie when what you observed in these two situations was essentially the same,your report likely includes

• A)contaminated observations.
• B)illusory correlations.
• C)distorted behaviors.
• D)inferences.

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Definitions:

Sample

A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to provide statistical information about the whole.

Biased Sample

A sample that does not accurately represent the population from which it was drawn, usually due to prejudiced selection methods.

Representative Sample

A segment of a population that correctly embodies the traits of the entire population group.

Biased Population

A group in which certain characteristics are over- or underrepresented, leading to skewed or unrepresentative sample outcomes.