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A measure of the likelihood that the sample data represents the population accurately is its _____________.

A measure of the likelihood that the sample data represents the population accurately-example-1
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We have to find which concept best describes the likelihood that the sample data represents the population accurately.

The first and third concepts ("verification of accuracy" and "gauge of accuracy") are not related to comparing samples and populations.

The level of normalization may refer to the degree of normality that the sampling distribution has, but it is not related to the likelihood that we are looking for.

The only concept used in inference (use of a sample to estimate characteristics of a population) is the margin of error, which represents the width for a given confidence level, that the population parameter is within the sample statistic.

Then, it can be considered a measure of accurady for the sample data.

Answer: margin of error.

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