When the population mean but not the population standard deviation is known, which statistic is used to compare a sample to the population?
A) $\mu $
B) z
C) F
D) t

Question

When the population mean but not the population standard deviation is known, which statistic is used to compare a sample to the population?
A) $\mu  $
B) z
C) F
D) t

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When the population mean is known but not the population standard deviation, we use a t-test to compare a sample to the population. Therefore, the best choice is D, which represents the t statistic.

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