The Process of Estimating the Population Variance from the Scores

question 37

Multiple Choice

The process of estimating the population variance from the scores in the sample involves

• A)using a special table to find the estimated variance.
• B)proceeding normally but interpreting the results with caution.
• C)dividing the sum of squared deviations by N - 1 instead of N.
• D)multiplying the sample variance by the degrees of freedom.

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