Smoothing a Graph of Observations Made Over a Time Series

question 13

Multiple Choice

Smoothing a graph of observations made over a time series

• A) is best done visually by passing a smooth line through the data points.
• B) is essentially dishonest and unethical since means or medians are substituted for the real data.
• C) can be done by substituting the median of 3 adjacent data points for the original points.
• D) can make any pattern of data look like an effect of a program.

Recognize the impact of sample size, confidence level, and population standard deviation on the width of a confidence interval.

Appreciate the importance and application of confidence intervals in real-world situations and decision-making.

Distinguish between different conditions that may or may not allow the use of certain formulas to estimate the population mean.

Explain the significance of the standard error and its role in the calculation of confidence intervals.

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