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a data set consisting of many observations of a single characteristic is a categorical data set
false
a data set is multivariate if it consists only of numeric values
false
frequency distributions can only be used with categorical data
false
methods for summarizing data make up the branch of statistics called inferential statistics
false
the entire collection of individuals or objects about which information is desired is called a sample
false
the relative frequency for a particular category is the number of times the category appears in the data
false
a data set is discrete if the possible values are isolated points on a number line
true
a primary use of inferential statistics is to make generalizations from a sample to a population
true
bar charts should be used with categorical data
true
dot plots work best for small and moderate sized numerical data sets
true