SOLUTION: The objective of statistics is best described as: A) To make inferences about a sample based on information we get from a population B) To make inferences about a population b

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Question 211537: The objective of statistics is best described as:
A) To make inferences about a sample based on information we get from a population
B) To make inferences about a population based on information we get from a sample taken from the population
C) To use population mean,  as an estimate of the sample mean,
D) To make inferences about a sample with a high degree of reliability

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The objective of statistics is best described as:
A) To make inferences about a sample based on information we get from a population
B) To make inferences about a population based on information we get from a sample taken from the population
C) To use population mean,  as an estimate of the sample mean,
D) To make inferences about a sample with a high degree of reliability
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I would say B
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