One of the biggest mistakes that people make in using statistical methods is confusing data that are sampled from a _____ with data sampled from a _____.
A)cluster sample; static population
B)random sample; judgment sample
C)static population; dynamic process
D)large sample; small population

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Data sampled from a static population (one that does not change over time) cannot be used to make inferences about a dynamic process (one that changes over time). For example, if we sample the number of students in a classroom at one point in time, we cannot use that data to make conclusions about the overall student population at the school over time. We would need to sample at multiple time points to make such inferences.

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