Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 311: 1

Answer

Permutation: the order in which we select the objects matters. Combination: the order in which we select the objects does not matter.

Work Step by Step

In both cases we are selecting $r$ objects from a set on $n$ objects, where $r\leq n$. But, in a permutation the order in which we select the objects matters while in a combination it does not matter.
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