Which of the following three statements are true? (i) Statistics is defined as a body of techniques used to facilitate the collection, organization, presentation, analysis and interpretation of information for the purpose of making better decisions.
(ii. The order that runners finish in a race would be an example of continuous data.
(iii) The principal difference between the interval and ratio scale is that the ratio scale has a meaningful zero point.
A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are all correct statements.
B) (i) and, (ii) are correct statements but not (iii).
C) (i) and, (iii) are correct statements but not (ii).
D) (ii) and, (iii) are correct statements but not (i).

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Statement (i) is true and provides a definition for statistics. Statement (ii) is false because the order in which runners finish a race is an example of discrete data, not continuous data. Statement (iii) is true because the ratio scale does have a meaningful zero point, while the interval scale does not. Therefore, only (i) and (iii) are correct statements, and the answer is (C).

Which of the Following Three Statements Are True? (I) Statistics