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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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.