a) A sample of 300 residents from Seattle is taken to estimate the median income of all Seattle residents. Is this study REPRESENTATIVE? or NON-REPRESENTATIVE? b) A simple random sample of 2000 men over age 18 is taken to estimate the mean weight of all adult males. Is this study REPRESENTATIVE? or NON-REPRESENTATIVE? c) A simple random sample of 10 men over the age 18 is taken to estimate the mean height of all adult males. Is this study REPRESENTATIVE? or NON-REPRESENTATIVE?

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a) A sample of 300 residents from Seattle is taken to estimate the median income of all Seattle residents.
Is this study
REPRESENTATIVE? or NON-REPRESENTATIVE?


b) A simple random sample of 2000 men over age 18 is taken to estimate the mean weight of all adult males.
Is this study
REPRESENTATIVE? or NON-REPRESENTATIVE?


c) A simple random sample of 10 men over the age 18 is taken to estimate the mean height of all adult males.
Is this study
REPRESENTATIVE? or NON-REPRESENTATIVE?

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