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

Question

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

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The best point estimate of the true population mean is the sample mean, which is given as 5.21 in the given statistics. Therefore, the answer is (C).

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