If the Standard Deviation of the Population Is Not Known,______

question 89

Multiple Choice

If the standard deviation of the population is not known,______ as a measure of dispersion.

• A)we can take an educated guess
• B)we can use the range value (the difference between the maximum and minimum values)
• C)we can use the variance
• D)we can use the mean plus or minus three standard deviations

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