Multiple Choice
A survey administered to a sample drawn from a local community finds that a person's political party affiliation is related to whether or not the individual favors an increase in local sales tax (the headline of a newspaper story based on this poll reads: "Republicans support proposed tax increase") . This is an example of the use of________.
A) univariate descriptive statistics.
B) inferential statistics.
C) multivariate descriptive statistics.
D) reductionist statistics.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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