THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

question 136

Essay

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A computer is programmed to draw 1000 samples,each of size 40 from a normally distributed population having mean 50 and standard deviation 10.For each sample,the mean and the median are computed.The average value and standard deviation of each set of estimates for the 1000 samples are as follows.

-Do the two statistics appear to be unbiased?

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Definitions:

Basal Body

Structure involved in the organization and anchorage of a cilium or flagellum. Structurally similar to a centriole; each is in the form of a cylinder composed of nine triplets of microtubules (9 × 3 structure).

Flagellum

A long, whiplike structure extending from certain cells and used in locomotion. (1) Eukaryote flagella consist of two central, single microtubules surrounded by nine double microtubules (9 + 2 structure), all covered by a plasma membrane. (2) Bacterial flagella are filaments rotated by special structures located in the plasma membrane and cell wall. (3) Archaea have a rotating appendage, an archaellum, for motility.

Micrometer

A precision measuring instrument capable of measuring dimensions to a very small fraction of a millimeter or inch.

Primary Cilium

Single nonmotile cilium on the cell surface of animal cells, especially those of vertebrates; binds specific molecules and serves as a “cellular antenna” in many signaling pathways.