Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Inferential_Statistics_vufgb-samplingdistributions-029-en_vufgb-samplingdistributions-029-en
   name	vufgb-samplingdistributions-029-en
   section	Inferential Statistics/Sampling Distributions
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
   Type	Interpreting graph, Conceptual
   Program
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Thinking

   Question

   An estimator is a sampling function on the basis of which a population parameter is estimated. Which statement about the quality of the estimator as depicted in the left figure is TRUE?

   

   
   
   1. FALSE: The estimator is pure (‘unbiased’) and efficient (‘efficient’).
   2. FALSE: The estimator is impure (‘biased’) and effective (‘efficient’).
   3. TRUE: The estimator is pure (‘unbiased’) and ineffective (‘inefficient’).
   4. FALSE: The estimator is impure (‘biased’) and inefficient (‘inefficient’).
   
   
   1. Incorrect
   2. Incorrect
   3. Correct
   4. Incorrect