What does it mean to say that the sample mean is an unbiased estimator of the population mean?

What will be an ideal response?


It means that, on average, a sample mean obtained from a randomly selected sample will equal the value of its respective population mean.

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a) set point. b) metabolic rate. c) genetic weight. d) ideal weight.

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Adolescents begin to set their own standards and form a coherent view of themselves leading to increased autonomy during

A) the explorative period. B) middle adolescence. C) late adolescence. D) early adolescence.

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Motor skills will develop well if typical sources of stimulation are on hand. Which of these types of stimulation will develop motor skills?

A) impartial caregivers B) a safe, flat environment C) an environment with familiar objects D) objects to manipulate

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Connor is telling his child to be careful on his skateboard, retelling his story of falling off his as a child and a neighbor carrying him home to be driven to the ER. He is retrieving the story from ______ memory.

a. semantic b. episodic c. implicit d. procedural

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