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If Xy, X2, X3. ..., Xy are the N observations of a variable from a population, then what symbol should be used to represent the population mean?Ο Α. μΟ Β. ΣОс. xOD. X

If Xy, X2, X3. ..., Xy are the N observations of a variable from a population, then-example-1

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Recall that the population mean is determined by the formula


\begin{gathered} \mu=(\sum X_i)/(N) \\ \text{where} \\ X_i\text{ are the data sets} \\ N\text{ is the number of observation} \end{gathered}

This means that the population mean is represented by the symbol


\mu

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