When Would It Be Appropriate to Calculate a Population Mean

question 5

Multiple Choice

When would it be appropriate to calculate a population mean?

• A) When data are measured for a portion of individuals from a population.
• B) When the sample mean is not available.
• C) When data are measured for all members of a population.
• D) When it is not possible to measure all data in a population.

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