Introductory Statistics (2nd Edition)
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Author: Robert Gould, Colleen N. Ryan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Dreaming in Color According to studies done in the 1940s,
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Ch. 7 - Parameter vs. Statistic (Example 1) Explain the...Ch. 7 - Sample vs. Census Explain the difference between a...Ch. 7 - x vs. Two symbols are used for the mean: and x....Ch. 7 - xvs. The mean GPA of all 5000 students at Uneeda...Ch. 7 - Ages of Presidents Suppose you knew the age at...Ch. 7 - Heights of Basketball Team Suppose you find all...Ch. 7 - Sample vs. Census You are receiving a large...Ch. 7 - Sampling GPAs Suppose you want to estimate the...Ch. 7 - Sampling with and without Replacement Explain the...Ch. 7 - Simple Random Sampling Is simple random sampling...
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