1. In general, the sample mean is a better estimator of the population mean for larger...

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1. In general, the sample mean is a better estimator of thepopulation mean for larger sample sizes.

True

False

2.

If events  A and  B are not mutuallyexclusive, then it is possible that  P( A)+  P( B) > 1.

True

False

3.

What method of data collection would you use to collect data fora study where a drug was given to 95 patients and a placebo toanother group of 95 patients to determine if the drug has an effecton a patient's illness?

designed experiment

observational study

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survey

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1True The sample mean of a group of observations is an estimate of population mean The central limit theorem says for a large enough sample size n the distribution of sample size approaches a normal distribution Although varience is much smaller the sample mean of distribution is identical to the mean of population    See Answer
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