In Order to Estimate the Average Number of Kilometres That

question 52

Multiple Choice

In order to estimate the average number of kilometres that students living off-campus commute to classes every day, the following statistics were given: n = 50, = 5.21, and s = 2.48. Which of the values below would be the best point estimate of the true population mean ?

• A) 1.96
• B) 2.10
• C) 5.21
• D) 7.07

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