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With the use of Statistics we define the population to be a large enough sample set of data such that you can analyze it and draw conclusions as to all of the data.
Suggested Answer: B
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33 comments · newest first
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Michell
10 months ago
Sounds a bit off to me, can you really generalize from a sample?
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Carli
11 months ago
Definitely true, you need a good sample to make valid conclusions.
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Misty
11 months ago
Wait, I thought a population was the whole group, not just a sample?
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Garry
11 months ago
I disagree, it's more about the entire population, not just a sample.
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Mozelle
11 months ago
True, that's how sampling works!
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Maryanne
12 months ago
I feel like the answer might be false since a sample is just a subset of the population, but I could be mixing things up.
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Leah
12 months ago
This sounds similar to a practice question we did last week, but I can't recall if it was about populations or samples specifically.
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Nickole
12 months ago
I'm not so sure about that. I remember something about populations being the entire group, not just a sample set.
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Verda
1 year ago
I think the statement is true because a population is often defined by a large enough sample, right?
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Madelyn
1 year ago
I've got this! The population is the entire set of data, not just a sample. So the statement in the question is false, and I'll select option B.
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Shawna
1 year ago
This is a good test of our understanding of key statistical terms. I'm going to re-read the question slowly and think through the definitions before making my choice.
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Christoper
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. The question is asking if the population is defined as a large enough sample set of data. I'll need to carefully consider the difference between a population and a sample to answer this properly.
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Evangelina
1 year ago
This seems like a straightforward question about the definition of a population in statistics. I'm pretty confident I can answer this correctly.
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Jeffrey
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. The wording is a bit tricky, and I want to make sure I understand the concept of a population before selecting an answer.
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Ollie
1 year ago
I remember we discussed how positive test cases should confirm that the application behaves correctly, but I'm not entirely sure which option meets that requirement.
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Lai
2 years ago
True, because who has time to analyze the entire population when you can just look at a 'large enough' sample. Efficiency, people!
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Kayleigh
2 years ago
But wouldn't it be more accurate to analyze the entire population?
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Maddie
2 years ago
B) False
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Rossana
2 years ago
Exactly, analyzing the entire population would be too time-consuming.
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Audry
2 years ago
A) True
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Lili
2 years ago
Hold up, are we talking about the population or the sample here? I'm getting confused, someone bring in the statistician's handbook!
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Raelene
2 years ago
Hmm, I thought the population was the entire universe of data, not just a sample. This question is a bit tricky.
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Tanesha
2 years ago
False, the population is the entire set of data, not just a sample. Didn't they teach us that in stats class?
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Malika
2 years ago
That's true, the population is the entire set of data, not just a sample. It's important to understand the difference.
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Jani
2 years ago
But in statistics, we often use a sample from the population to make inferences about the entire set of data.
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Vicki
2 years ago
True
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Jaclyn
2 years ago
True, that's the whole point of statistics - to study a representative sample of the population and make inferences about the larger group.
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Jackie
2 years ago
A) True
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Bok
2 years ago
Exactly, statistics allows us to make educated guesses about the entire population based on a smaller sample.
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Ceola
2 years ago
A) True
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Alesia
2 years ago
But don't you need a representative sample to draw conclusions about the entire population?
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Pete
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe it's false.
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Alesia
2 years ago
I think the statement is true.