Assess the Following as Probably True,as Probably False,as Requiring Further

question 74

Short Answer

Assess the following as probably true,as probably false,as requiring further documentation before judgment,or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated.Consider both the nature of the claim and the source.
"In the near future look for floods in Britain which will culminate in the flooding of Parliament."
-A prediction made by Maitreya Swami,"The World Teacher," in the News Release of the Tara Center,N.Hollywood,Calif.

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Definitions:

Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research is focused.

Sampling Error

The difference between a statistic derived from a sample and the corresponding statistic of the entire population, due to chance variation in selecting the sample.

Population

The entire group of individuals or items that a researcher or statistician is interested in studying.

Representative Sample

A fraction of the population that truly represents the attributes of the entire group.