Using an Unbiased Statistic Guarantees That There Will Be No

question 39

True/False

Using an unbiased statistic guarantees that there will be no systematic tendency to under- or overestimate the value of the population characteristic and that estimates will almost always be relatively close to the true value.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning theory which posits that behavior can be changed through the use of consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Stimulus

Any event or situation that evokes a response from an organism in psychology and biology.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two variables change together, but does not imply causation.

Ranges

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of data or the span across which something varies.