The College Student Journal (December 1992)investigated differences in traditional and nontraditional students,where nontraditional students are defined as 25 years old or older and working.Based on the study results,we can assume the population mean and standard deviation for the GPA of nontraditional students are µ = 3.5 and σ = 0.5.Suppose a random sample of 100 nontraditional students is selected and the GPA for each student is calculated.What is ?
A)0.5
B)3.5
C)7.0
D)0.05

Question

The College Student Journal (December 1992)investigated differences in traditional and nontraditional students,where nontraditional students are defined as 25 years old or older and working.Based on the study results,we can assume the population mean and standard deviation for the GPA of nontraditional students are µ = 3.5 and σ = 0.5.Suppose a random sample of 100 nontraditional students is selected and the GPA for each student is calculated.What is  ?
A)0.5 
B)3.5 
C)7.0 
D)0.05

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sample mean of the GPA of the 100 nontraditional students would be an estimate of the population mean (µ = 3.5). Therefore, the answer is 3.5.

The College Student Journal (December 1992)investigated Differences in Traditional and Nontraditional