A Sample of N = 9 Scores Has a Variance

question 1

Multiple Choice

A sample of n = 9 scores has a variance of s² = 18.If the scores were a population,what value would be obtained for the population variance?

• A)?² = 14
• B)?² = 16
• C)?² = 24
• D)?² = 144

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