* Provide and explain a specific example of the application of the four steps process in a managerial decision-making. Please see Wild and Pfankuch (1999) four dimensions of statistical thinking, week 5 lecture notes

* Discuss the four dimensions of statistical reasoning / thinking used in statistical inquiry
* Provide and explain a specific example of the application of the four steps process in a managerial decision-making. Please see Wild and Pfankuch (1999) four dimensions of statistical thinking, week 5 lecture notes
* For valid inferences about a diverse population, why isn’t it more important to have a representative sample than a random sample?
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5 points
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Organization
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Style
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APA format
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15 points
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10 points
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5 points
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Score of APA format,
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