The Error Associated with the Estimation of a Population Parameter

question 34

Multiple Choice

The error associated with the estimation of a population parameter from a sample statistic is

• A)standard deviation
• B)variance
• C)standard error
• D)mean square error.
• E)Both c and d.

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