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Statistics Chapter 1 Quiz

Which of the following is an example of statistical inference? Calculating the mean age of fruit trees that were damaged by Mediterranean fruit flies in California by examining randomly?chosen trees that have been cut down. 2 CORRECT Which of the following is not a reason one should have a knowledge of statistics? . (X)D) to be able to distort information in an effort to change a government regulation that negatively affects one's business. 3 CORRECT Which of the following statements is false? (X)C) The main goal of descriptive statistics is to estimate characteristics of populations. 4 CORRECT The collection, summarizing, and reporting of socioeconomic and physical characteristics of the employees of a particular firm is an example of (X)B) descriptive statistics. 5 CORRECT The post hoc fallacy is the logical error of (X)C) concluding that since A preceded B, then B must have been caused by A. 6 CORRECT "Bob