An insurance company is looking over accident statistics. They want to estimate the standard deviation and variance of the age of the driver involved in an automobile accident. They record the age of the driver for a random selection of 100 accidents from around the country. Would it be more appropriate to find a sample standard deviation or population standard deviation in this situation? Select the correct answer below:   A. sample standard deviation   B. population standard deviation

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An insurance company is looking over accident statistics. They want to estimate the standard deviation and variance of the age of the driver involved in an automobile accident. They record the age of the driver for a random selection of 100 accidents from around the country.

Would it be more appropriate to find a sample standard deviation or population standard deviation in this situation?

  • Select the correct answer below:
 

A. sample standard deviation

 

B. population standard deviation

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