A Statistic Is Said to Be Biased If It

question 109

Multiple Choice

A statistic is said to be biased if it

• A) Systematically underestimates or overestimates a parameter
• B) Has exactly the same value as the parameter
• C) Is determined from a trimmed sample
• D) Leads to an erroneous conclusion about the sample

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Definitions:

Recognition

The ability to identify previously encountered items, events, or people, demonstrating memory of those items, events, or people.

Sensory Registers

Memory stores that briefly hold sensory information from the environment, such as sights and sounds, before it is processed further or forgotten.

Auditory and Visual

Pertaining to the senses of hearing and sight, often in the context of learning or perception.

Echo

A phenomenon where sound waves are reflected off surfaces and heard again.