To correct for the discrepancy between the sample variance (s²)and the population variance (ó²)we divide SS by _____. A)N - 1 B)N C)N - 2 D) $ \sqrt{\mathrm{N}-1} $

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To correct for the discrepancy between the sample variance and the population variance, we divide the sum of squares (SS) by N - 1, which is known as Bessel's correction. This provides an unbiased estimate of the population variance.

To Correct for the Discrepancy Between the Sample Variance (S2)and N−1 \sqrt{\mathrm{N}-1} N−1​

To Correct for the Discrepancy Between the Sample Variance (S²)and $\sqrt{\mathrm{N}-1}$