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Introduction To Statistics and Data Analysis 5th Edition Peck Test Bank
Introduction To Statistics and Data Analysis 5th Edition Peck Test Bank
T F 11. As long as the sample size is small relative to the population, there is little
practical difference between sampling with replacement and sampling
without replacement.
T F 13. Two factors are extraneous if their effects on the response variable cannot
be distinguished from one another.
T F 14. Random assignment to treatments will guarantee groups that are exactly
alike for experimental purposes.
T F 19. If the subjects as well as the person measuring the response are aware of
the treatment assigned to the subject, only single-blinding is being used.
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
6. F
7. F
8. T
9. F
10. F
11. T
12. T
13. F
14. F
15. F
16. F
17. T
18. T
19. F
20. T
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1. A friend of yours, who is not taking statistics, wonders why it is that anyone would
choose to take a sample. "Obviously," she says, "you would get better information
from a census." In a short paragraph, explain why it is that statisticians take samples
rather than taking a census.
2. The most basic sampling method studied in statistics is the simple random sample
(SRS). In your own words, what is the correct definition of a simple random sample
of size n?