From the Standard Deviation Formula, S² ⁼ $\frac{\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x-\bar{x})^{2}}{N}$ , Identify the Estimator

question 24

Multiple Choice

From the standard deviation formula, s² ⁼ $\frac{\sum_{i=1}^{n}(x-\bar{x}) ^{2}}{N}$
, identify the estimator.

• A)\(s^{2}\)
• B)\(\sum_{i=1}^{n}\)
• C)\((x-\bar{x})^{2}\)
• D)\(n-1\)

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