The Symbol $\sigma$ ² Is Used to Represent
A)the Variance of the Population

question 145

Multiple Choice

The symbol $\sigma$ ² is used to represent

• A)the variance of the population
• B)the standard deviation of the sample
• C)the standard deviation of the population
• D)the variance of the sample

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