Which of the following statements representing limitations of statistics is not true?

A.

Statistics offers information that only applies to the average population.

B.

Statistical results are influenced by inaccurate assumptions.

C.

Statistical results are not always reported by valid sources.

D.

Statistics often assists in advocating for positive change.

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Serena Brown

Social Studies

28 November, 08:59

Which of the following statements representing limitations of statistics is not true?

A.

Statistics offers information that only applies to the average population.

B.

Statistical results are influenced by inaccurate assumptions.

C.

Statistical results are not always reported by valid sources.

D.

Statistics often assists in advocating for positive change.

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Ayla Duffy · Answer 1

D is the answer. Statistics often assists in advocating for positive change.

Turner Olson · Answer 2

Taking into account that statistics involves a process of collecting, presenting, analysing and interpreting data numerically, limitations may affect this process. Statistics limitations may be concerned with offering information that only applies to the average population. Besides, statistical limitations appear when results are influenced by inaccurate assumptions as well as when results are reported by invalid sources. Consequently, option "D" is not considered a limitation since statistics often assists in advocating for positive change.