Exercises
Mix and Match
Match the concept to the correct description.
| 1. Sample | (a) A complete collection of items desired to be studied |
| 2. Census | (b) A list of all of the items in the population |
| 3. Target population | (c) A subset of a larger collection of items |
| 4. Statistic | (d) A homogeneous subset of the population |
| 5. Parameter | (e) A characteristic of a sample |
| 6. Sampling frame | (f) Occurs if a sampling method distorts a property of the population |
| 7. Simple random sample | (g) A comprehensive study of every item in a population |
| 8. Stratum | (h) The result if a respondent chooses not to answer questions |
| 9. Bias | (i) A characteristic of a population |
| 10. Nonresponse | (j) Sample chosen so that all subsets of size n are equally ... |
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