A Random Sample from an Unknown Population Had a Sample

question 63

Multiple Choice

A random sample from an unknown population had a sample standard deviation of zero. Which one of the following is a reasonable conclusion?

• A) The sample range must be zero.
• B) An error was made in computing the sample standard deviation. It must always be greater than zero.
• C) The population standard deviation must be zero.
• D) The population standard deviation must be zero when the mean is zero.
• E) None of these.

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