If a Switch Statement Contains No Break Statements at All

question 22

Multiple Choice

If a switch statement contains no break statements at all,

• A) a syntax error will occur
• B) each of the case clauses will be executed every time the switch statement is encountered
• C) this is equivalent to having the switch statement always take the default clause, if one is present
• D) this is not a syntax error but nothing within the switch statement will ever be executed
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

μ

The symbol denoting the population mean in statistics, representing the average of a set of values.

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given statistic based on a random sample, used to make inferences about the population.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the count of the values.

Population Mean

The average value of all elements in an entire population, representing a summary measure of the central tendency of the population.