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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