Question

statistical methods may be described as methods for drawing conclusions or reaching decisions as a result of ____ calculated from __ taken from ____:

select one:
○ a. populations, statistics, samples
○ b. statistics, samples, populations
○ c. populations, parameters, samples
○ d. statistics, parameters, samples
○ e. parameters, statistics, populations

Explanation:

In statistics, we first take a sample from a larger population. We calculate statistics (values that describe the sample) from this sample, then use those statistics to draw conclusions about the population. Matching this flow to the blanks: the first blank is the calculated value (statistics), the second is the source of the data (samples), the third is the full group we study (populations).

Answer:

b. statistics, samples, populations