Estimating the Value of the Population Mean on the Basis

question 62

Multiple Choice

Estimating the value of the population mean on the basis of the sample mean alone produces a(n)

• A) parameter
• B) point estimate of a parameter
• C) estimated statistic
• D) none of these, since the population mean cannot be estimated

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