SOLUTION: Which of the following would be used as a point estimate for the population mean ( µ )?A. population standard deviation
B. x / n
C. sample mean
D. sample standard deviation
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Question 1158227: Which of the following would be used as a point estimate for the population mean ( µ )?A. population standard deviation
B. x / n
C. sample mean
D. sample standard deviation
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sample mean is the point estimate of the population mean.
C
x/n is wrong but the sum of x divided by n would not be.
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