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Please provide an example of how you believe statistics can enrich and represent the results of a study, and an explanation of how statistics can be used to misrepresent the results of a study

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A disussion relating to proper use of statistics including two common methods of misrepresenting data.

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Statistics can be a tricky subject.

Remember that statistics are used to determine information of an entire population by using samples. A good study will use a sample that accurately represents the population.

I think you will have an easier time understanding this question after reading the two examples I have provided below.

Example 1:

Suppose a cereal company wants to determine how many people in Utah buy their cereal. A proper way to go about this study would be to randomly sample a large number of individuals from Utah about their ...

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