Population Parameters Are Difficult to Calculate Due to

question 20

Multiple Choice

Population parameters are difficult to calculate due to

• A) cost prohibitions on data collection.
• B) the infeasibility of collecting data on the entire population.
• C) the fact that samples are difficult to draw due to the nature of the data.
• D) both cost prohibitions on data collection and the infeasibility of collecting data on the entire population.

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