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LaDunn

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on: Jun 20, 2018
The population mean is estimated by
 
  a. calculating the mean of as many scores as we can get from the population.
  b. calculating the mean of a random sample drawn from the population.
  c. calculating the mean of a sample and then transforming it to reflect the size of the population.
  d. calculating all measures of central tendency for a random sample drawn from the population.

Question 2

When it is impossible to obtain all the scores in a population, the best estimate of the population mean is the
 
  a. population median. c. sample mode.
  b. sample mean. d. sample median.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


LaDunn

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM

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Wow, this really help

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