If a Parameter Is Computed from a Set of Data

question 3

Multiple Choice

If a parameter is computed from a set of data, which of the following statements is true?

• A) The data are obtained from a census.
• B) The data are obtained from a random sample.
• C) The data is from a sample that is representative of the population.
• D) The data are obtained from a stratified sample.
• E) The data are obtained from a convenience sample.

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Definitions:

Lithography

A printmaking technique in which the artist uses an oil-based crayon to draw directly on a stone plate and then wipes water onto the stone. When ink is rolled onto the plate, it adheres only to the drawing. The print produced by this method is a lithograph.

Thomas Cole

An American artist and founder of the Hudson River School, known for his landscape paintings that express romanticism and naturalism.

The Oxbow

A landscape painting by Thomas Cole, depicting a dramatic bend in the Connecticut River.

Wilderness

An area of natural land, often undeveloped and uninhabited by humans, that retains its primeval character and natural conditions, sometimes also preserved and protected for environmental reasons.