Question

Students in a statistics class participated in a project in which they attempted to estimate the true mean height of all students in their large high school. The students were split into 4 groups. Each group had their own sampling method and they used it to select a sample each day for 50 days. Below are the estimated 50 samples. After the samples were collected and the means were plotted the teacher visited the school nurse who told her that the true mean height of all students in the school is 67.5 inches. Which group produced sample statistics that estimated the true value of the parameter with relatively low bias and low variability.

Answer 1

The correct answer is (B).

Explanation:

The histogram constructed by group 2 is centered at 67.5, which is the true mean height of all students at the school, so this histogram displays low bias. The values of the statistics also do not vary greatly from the mean, as can be seen by the lower variability of the histogram. Group 2 produced sample statistics that estimated the true value of the parameter with relatively low bias and low variability.

Answer 2

Answer: Group B

Explanation:

The histogram constructed by group 2 is centered at 67.5, which is the true mean height of all students at the school, so this histogram displays low bias. The values of the statistics also do not vary greatly from the mean, as can be seen by the lower variability of the histogram. Group 2 produced sample statistics that estimated the true value of the parameter with relatively low bias and low variability.