An Estimator Is Said to Be Consistent If

question 9

Multiple Choice

An estimator is said to be consistent if:

• A)the difference between the estimator and the population parameter grows smaller as the sample size grows larger.
• B)it is an unbiased estimator.
• C)the variance of the estimator is zero.
• D)the difference between the estimator and the population parameter stays the same as the sample size grows larger.

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