Unrest and violence on one Southern campus had decreased by 62% from 10 years ago. Four out of ten Americans brush their teeth daily. Which of the following is true regarding these two statements? These statements are derived from inductive statistics. All of the given statements are sample parameters rather than population statistics. Statistics, from one of its definitions, constitutes a collection of such statements. These types of statements are usually found to be examples of lying with statistics. None of these is correct.

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Unrest and violence on one Southern campus had decreased by 62% from 10 years ago. Four out of ten Americans brush their teeth daily. Which of the following is true regarding these two statements?

  1. These statements are derived from inductive statistics.
  2. All of the given statements are sample parameters rather than population statistics.
  3. Statistics, from one of its definitions, constitutes a collection of such statements.
  4. These types of statements are usually found to be examples of lying with statistics.
  5. None of these is correct.
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