Match each symbol in List I with what it stands for in List II.

Match each symbol in List I with what it…

Question 19

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Match each symbol in List I with what it stands for in List II.

List I	List II
A. $\mu$	I. Standard deviation of the population
B. $\bar{x}$	II. Mean of the population
C. $\sigma$	III. Standard deviation of a sample
D. $s$	IV. Mean of a sample

A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-IIICorrect answerYour answerA-II, B-IV, C-III, D-ICorrect answerYour answerA-II, B-IV, C-I, D-IIICorrect answerYour answerA-IV, B-II, C-III, D-ICorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: C

Greek letters stand for parameters: $\mu$ for the population mean, $\sigma$ for its standard deviation.
Roman letters stand for statistics: $\bar{x}$ for a sample mean, $s$ for a sample standard deviation.

Concept: Symbols for parameters and statistics
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The rule this testsParameters, statistics and the central limit theorem

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