To Evaluate the Objectivity of a Certain Professor's Grading,20 Classes

question 42

Multiple Choice

To evaluate the objectivity of a certain professor's grading,20 classes that she previously taught are randomly selected for auditing.The proportion of male students that pass in each class is compared to the proportion of female students for each selected class.The sample in this study is:

• A) the comparison of male and female passing rates for the classes.
• B) the proportion of all males that passed and the proportion of all females that passed.
• C) the 20 selected classes.
• D) a single selected class.

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Definitions:

Population of Differences

Refers to the variation or differences found within a specified group or dataset.

Daily Attendance

The count or record of individuals present in a particular setting or event each day.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A range of values derived from sample statistics that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.

Average Age

The mean age of a group of individuals, calculated by summing their ages and dividing by the number of individuals.