Based on the Ideas of Emile Durkheim, Identify Three Functions

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Essay

Based on the ideas of Emile Durkheim, identify three functions of religion for society.In light of these functions, do you think that a decline in the importance of religion might threaten U.S.society? If so, how? Could the family and, perhaps, the school "take over" some of religion's functions? Why or why not?

Understand the definition and significance of unbiased estimators.

Describe the concepts of consistency and relative efficiency in estimators.

Identify the conditions under which a sample variance provides an unbiased estimate of population variance.

Explain the concept and importance of confidence intervals in estimating population parameters.

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Definitions:

Regression Equation

An equation that describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Two-Day Revenues

The total amount of money earned or received by a business or entity over a period of two days.

Daily Indexes

Financial indicators that track the performance of a portfolio of selected stocks or assets, recalculated daily.

Regression Trend Line

A line graphed in scatter plot data to represent the average direction of the data points and understand the relationship between variables.