A friend of yours who is not taking statistics wonders why

Last updated: 4/24/2023

A friend of yours who is not taking statistics wonders why it is that anyone would choose to take a sample Obviously he says you would get better information from a census Consider the following two explanations on why statisticians take samples rather than taking a census i Although we may get better information from a census it is usually far too costly and time consuming to contact every member of the population ii A large random sample will be nearly as good as census for far less cost Which of the above statements is correct Both i and ii are incorrect ii is correct i is incorrect i is correct ii is incorrect Both i and ii are correct