The Logic Behind Samples and Populations Is That

question 13

Multiple Choice

The logic behind samples and populations is that

• A)measuring the population is usually the desirable approach.
• B)the scores in a sample can be used to estimate the scores we would expect to find if we could measure a population.
• C)it is much less expensive to measure a sample than to measure an entire population.
• D)there is no need to measure an entire population because any sample produces the same results.

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