To Correct for the Discrepancy Between the Sample Variance (S²)and $\sqrt{\mathrm{N}-1}$

question 130

Multiple Choice

To correct for the discrepancy between the sample variance (s²) and the population variance (ó²) we divide SS by _____.

• A)N - 1
• B)N
• C)N - 2
• D) \( \sqrt{\mathrm{N}-1} \)

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