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The Practice of Statistics for AP

Found in: Page 462

Book edition 4th

Author(s) David Moore,Daren Starnes,Dan Yates

Pages 809 pages

ISBN 9781319113339

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T7.11. Below are histograms of the values taken by three sample statistics in several hundred samples from the same population. The true value of the population parameter is marked with an arrow on each histogram
Which statistic would provide the best estimate of the parameter? Justify your answer

$The histogram A would provide the best estimate of the parameter.$

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Step 1 Given Information

The given histogram is

Step 2 Explanation

We know that the histogram which has all the bars centered on the true value and has the least variability provides the best estimate.

In the provided figure, histogram A provides the best estimate.

Hence, histogram A would provide the best estimate of the parameter.

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