A Researcher Records a Sample of 30 Exam Scores and Finds

question 3

Multiple Choice

A researcher records a sample of 30 exam scores and finds that the population variance for these data is larger than the sample variance.Is this possible?

• A) Yes, the population variance is usually larger than the sample variance.
• B) No, the population variance will only be larger when at least 50 scores are recorded.
• C) No, the sample variance will be larger because SS is divided by degrees of freedom in the denominator of the variance formula.
• D) Not possible to know because the scores are not given.

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