A researcher studying the attitudes of parents of preschool children interviews a random sample of 50 mothers,

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A researcher studying the attitudes of parents of preschool children interviews a random sample of 50 mothers, each having one preschool child. He asks each mother, “How many times did you compliment your child yesterday?” He records the answer as C.
a. Is C = 4 an example of (1) a data value, (2) a statistic, (3) a parameter, (4) a variable, or (5) a sample?
b. Give an example of a question that can be answered using the tools of descriptive statistics.
c. Give an example of a question that can be answered using the tools of inferential statistics.
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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780538733502

11th Edition

Authors: Robert R. Johnson, Patricia J. Kuby

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