(I Reasoning from a Sample or Small Group to the Entire

question 107

Multiple Choice

(i. Reasoning from a sample or small group to the entire group or population is called statistical inference.
(ii) A 95 percent confidence interval implies that about 95 out of 100 similarly constructed intervals will include the parameter being estimated.
(iii) For a sampling distribution of the means, 95% percent of the means would be between $\pm$ 1.96 standard deviations.

• A) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all correct statements.
• B) (i) and (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
• C) (i) and (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
• D) (ii) and (iii) are correct statements but not (i).
• E) (i), (ii), and (iii) are all false statements.

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