Question

what refers to the process of selecting items from a population in order to estimate the characteristics of the whole population? (1 point)
mean
sampling
mode
range

Explanation:

• "Mean" is a measure of central tendency (average of data), not a selection process.
• "Sampling" is defined as the process of selecting a subset (sample) from a population to estimate population characteristics.
• "Mode" is the most frequently occurring value in a dataset, a measure of central tendency.
• "Range" is the difference between maximum and minimum values in a dataset, a measure of dispersion.

Answer:

B. sampling