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In the statements that follow, X is a normally distributed random variable with mean [symbol1] and variance [symbol2]. Furthermore, X1,...,Xn are independent random variables wit the same distribution as X ...

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This solution answers ten true-false questions about the sample mean and sample variance calculated on a sample from a normal distribution and using the mean and standard deviation when testing hypotheses.

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