True or false:a. A simple random sample is guaranteed to

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QUESTION:

True or false:

a. A simple random sample is guaranteed to reflect exactly the population from which it was drawn.

b. A simple random sample is free from any systematic tendency to differ from the population from which it was drawn.

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QUESTION:

True or false:

a. A simple random sample is guaranteed to reflect exactly the population from which it was drawn.

b. A simple random sample is free from any systematic tendency to differ from the population from which it was drawn.

ANSWER:

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The given statement is false.

Because of sampling variation

Hence a simple random sampling is not guaranteed to reflect exactly the population from which it was drawn. Because

 

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