If Sample Variance Is Computed by Dividing SS by Df

question 64

Multiple Choice

If sample variance is computed by dividing SS by df = n - 1,then the average value of the sample variances from all possible random samples will be _______ the population variance.

• A)smaller than
• B)larger than
• C)approximately equal to
• D)unrelated to

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