When estimating the population’s variance from the scores in a sample, you should

A) look in a special table to find the estimated variance.
B) proceed normally, but interpret the results with caution.
C) divide the sum of squared deviations by N-1 instead of N.
D) multiply the sample’s variance by the degrees of freedom.


Answer: C

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