A Sample of N = 9 Scores Has a Variance $\sigma$

question 34

Multiple Choice

A sample of n = 9 scores has a variance of s² = 18.If the scores were a population, what value would be obtained for the population variance.

• A)\(\sigma\)² = 14
• B)\(\sigma\)² = 16
• C)\(\sigma\)² = 24
• D)\(\sigma\)² = 144

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