The Sample Mean of a Variable Is Found to Be

question 42

Multiple Choice

The sample mean of a variable is found to be 35.7. The true population mean of that variable was known to be 40.2. What is the sampling error of the variable?

• A) 4.20
• B) 9.00
• C) 4.50
• D) 2.25

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