Suppose You Have an Hour Before Your Next Class Starts

question 62

Multiple Choice

Suppose you have an hour before your next class starts.You can either read a book, get something to eat, or take a nap.The opportunity cost of getting something to eat is

• A)the cost of what you eat
• B)the value of reading and sleeping
• C)the loss of value from not reading or sleeping
• D)the net benefit of sleeping for another hour
• E)impossible to determine because the most preferred alternative is not known

Understand the definition and significance of unbiased estimators.

Describe the concepts of consistency and relative efficiency in estimators.

Identify the conditions under which a sample variance provides an unbiased estimate of population variance.

Explain the concept and importance of confidence intervals in estimating population parameters.