What Can You Conclude About a Sample Mean Falling Within

question 30

Multiple Choice

What can you conclude about a sample mean falling within the region of rejection?

• A)The sample probably represents some population other than the one on which the sampling distribution was based.
• B)The sample represents the population on which the sampling distribution was based.
• C)Another sample needs to be collected.
• D)The sample should have come from the given population.

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Definitions:

Random Variable

A variable whose values depend on outcomes of a random phenomenon.

P(x < a)

This denotes the probability that the random variable X takes on a value less than a specific value a.

P(x = a)

The probability of a random variable x taking on a specific value a.

P(x = a)

The probability that the random variable X is equal to some value a.