The Librarian at the New York City Public Library Has

question 44

Multiple Choice

The librarian at the New York City Public Library has asked her assistant for an interval estimate of the mean number of books checked out each day.The assistant took a sample and found the mean to be 880 books.She provides the librarian with an interval estimate of between 790 and 970 books checked out per day.An efficient,unbiased point estimate of the number of books checked out each day at the New York City Public Library is:

• A)790
• B)880
• C)90
• D)None of these choices.

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