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sample vs. population
Message posted by Erik on February 3, 2000 at 12:00 AM (ET)

why is sample used more often? I have just started a basic stats class and I enrolled after the first 4 classes. It is like speaking another languige to me at this point.
also, is it possible for Census Bureau to obtain all the census data about the population of the USA? How?


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