Writing and Professional Communication WPC 300 – Module 5 –
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inferential statistics - correct answer ✔✔ use a random sample of data taken from a population
to describe and make inferences about the population; You can use the information from the
sample (sample of a population) to make a generalization about your question.
You can infer/conclude about the population with a certain confidence level - correct answer
✔✔ You will be able to find out if the claim is really correct or not with certain confidence level -
95%
margin of error in your inference about the population arises from the - correct answer ✔✔
sampling error
sampling error - correct answer ✔✔ - the error we make for not being able to represent our
sample correctly; we allow ourself to have 5% error
random sampling - correct answer ✔✔ is a part of the sampling technique in which each sample
has an equal probability of being chosen;sample chosen randomly is meant to be an unbiased
representation of the total population
An unbiased random sample is important for - correct answer ✔✔ drawing conclusions about
the population
Unrepresentative Sample - correct answer ✔✔ reasoning from a sample that is not
representative of the general population (you want to do a test on ASU student but instead you
go to NAU to gether students)
biased respondents - correct answer ✔✔ people asnwering biasedly
Complete Study Material
inferential statistics - correct answer ✔✔ use a random sample of data taken from a population
to describe and make inferences about the population; You can use the information from the
sample (sample of a population) to make a generalization about your question.
You can infer/conclude about the population with a certain confidence level - correct answer
✔✔ You will be able to find out if the claim is really correct or not with certain confidence level -
95%
margin of error in your inference about the population arises from the - correct answer ✔✔
sampling error
sampling error - correct answer ✔✔ - the error we make for not being able to represent our
sample correctly; we allow ourself to have 5% error
random sampling - correct answer ✔✔ is a part of the sampling technique in which each sample
has an equal probability of being chosen;sample chosen randomly is meant to be an unbiased
representation of the total population
An unbiased random sample is important for - correct answer ✔✔ drawing conclusions about
the population
Unrepresentative Sample - correct answer ✔✔ reasoning from a sample that is not
representative of the general population (you want to do a test on ASU student but instead you
go to NAU to gether students)
biased respondents - correct answer ✔✔ people asnwering biasedly
