Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Explaining the Concepts - Page 14: 59

Answer

The data for a variable can vary (for instance, height of people in a study can be variable). Due to variance in data, statistical analysis can have different results for different observations. Thus statistical conclusions are never completely certain (we discuss statistics in terms of probability rather than certainty).

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