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Chapter 12: Q. 12.95 (page 518)

Consider a variable of several populations. Define the terms homogeneous and nonhomogeneous in this context.

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When the populations under consideration have the same distribution for a variable, they are said to be homogeneous with respect to the variable; otherwise, they are said to be nonhomogeneous with respect to the variable.

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Given that a variable of several Populations

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Step 2. Define the terms homogeneous and nonhomogeneous in this context. 

When the populations under consideration have the same distribution for a variable, they are said to be homogeneous with respect to the variable; otherwise, they are said to be nonhomogeneous with respect to the variable.

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