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Against All Odds: Inside Statistics: Census and Sampling
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Census and Sampling
ABC Me  |  December 11, 2017

Mathematics
7-8 9-10
Classification: Parental Guidance Classification: Parental Guidance
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The US counts every resident every 10 years, or at least tries to. Statisticians use sampling from a population as an alternative to a complete count, as utilised at a potato chip factory.

The US counts every resident every 10 years, or at least tries to. Statisticians use sampling from a population as an alternative to a complete count, as utilised at a potato chip factory.

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