A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Define "statistics."
- A. Statistics is how to best use numbers to persuade others
- B. Statistics is the study of how to best read tables and graphs
- C. Statistics is the study of how to best collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from data.
- D. Statistics is the study of how to best understand numbers.
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