Unbiased Estimators a. What is an unbiased estimator? b. For the following statistics, identify those that are
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Unbiased Estimators
a. What is an unbiased estimator?
b. For the following statistics, identify those that are unbiased estimators: mean, median, range, variance, proportion.
c. Determine whether the following statement is true or false: “The sample standard deviation is a biased estimator, but the bias is relatively small in large samples, so s is often used to estimate s.”
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Biostatistics For The Biological And Health Sciences
ISBN: 9780134039015
2nd Edition
Authors: Marc Triola, Mario Triola, Jason Roy
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