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There are a few reasons why samples are used in statistics. One reason is that the whole population cannot be used and a sample is a good representation of the whole.

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What are three reasons that samples are used in statistics?

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Why is finding mean median and mode necessary?

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What are the three items used to identify the population in statistics?

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Are inferential statistics different from descriptive statistics?

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properties of mode as used in statistics


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