The Following Data Was Collected from a Simple Random Sample

question 125

Multiple Choice

The following data was collected from a simple random sample of a population. The point estimate of the population standard deviation is

• A)2.500
• B)1.581
• C)2.000
• D)1.414

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

P-chart

is a statistical tool used in quality control to monitor the proportion of defectives in a process and determine if that process is in a state of control.

Typographic Errors

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Exponential Distribution

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