AP Statistics Flashcards: Biased And Unbiased Point Estimates

Study Biased And Unbiased Point Estimates in AP Statistics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Is an estimator with higher variance less reliable?

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ANSWER

Yes, higher variance implies less reliability. Higher variance means more variability around target.

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A researcher wants a point estimate of the population mean daily screen time

\mu

for all adults in a state. She selects a simple random sample of 100 adults from the state and computes the sample mean

\bar{x}

. She then reports the point estimate

2\bar{x}

(twice the sample mean) to "account for multitasking." Which statement describes whether

2\bar{x}

is biased for

\mu

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