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17. A statistic pertains to a sample as a parameter pertains to what?
a. Sample also
b. Random sample
c. Population
d. Confidence interval
e. None of these
18.The median of a data set is _____________ one of the data points in a set of data.
a. always
b. never
c. sometimes
d. an average of
e. None of these
19.The U.S. Senate consists of 100 senators, two from each state. A committee consisting of 5 senators is to be formed. How many different committees are possible?
a. 67,800,320
b. 9,034,502,400
c. 75, 287,520
d. none of the above
20. According to the National Governors Association, the political-party distribution of U.S. governors, as of 2003, is as follows
PARTY FREQUENCY
Democratic 24
Republican 26
Two U.S. governors are selected at random without replacement. Find the probability that the first is a Republican and the second is a Democrat.
a. .2704
b. .2304
c. .2496
d. .2547
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17. A statistic pertains to a sample as a parameter pertains to what?
a. Sample also
b. Random sample
c. Population
d. Confidence interval
e. None of these
Answer: c. Population
18.The median of a data set is _____________ one of the data points in a set of data.
a. always
b. never
c. sometimes
d. an average of
e. ...
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