The following information was collected from a simple random sample of a population. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l }
16 & 19 & 18 & 17 & 20 & 18
\end{array}$$ The point estimate of the population standard deviation is
A) 2.000
B) 1.291
C) 1.414
D) 1.667

Question

The following information was collected from a simple random sample of a population. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 
16 & 19 & 18 & 17 & 20 & 18
\end{array}$$ The point estimate of the population standard deviation is
A) 2.000
B) 1.291
C) 1.414
D) 1.667

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The point estimate of the population standard deviation is calculated using the sample standard deviation formula. The sample standard deviation for the given data is approximately 1.414.

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