If the Expected Value of the Sample Statistic Is Equal

question 33

Multiple Choice

If the expected value of the sample statistic is equal to the population parameter being estimated, the sample statistic is said to

• A)have low variability.
• B)be an unbiased estimator of the population parameter.
• C)have high precision.
• D)be a random estimator of the population parameter.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entries

Records in finance completed upon the conclusion of an economic term to apportion gains and expenditures to the era in which they authentically occurred.

Accrued Assets

Assets that are recognized on the balance sheet before they have been received or realized, often relating to income not yet received.

Reversing Entries

Journal entries made at the beginning of an accounting period to reverse or cancel out adjusting entries from the end of the previous period, simplifying the record of new transactions.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to update account balances before producing financial statements, necessary for the accrual basis of accounting.