Is the sample mean equal to the population mean?

1 Answer
Sep 28, 2017

No

Explanation:

The sample is a part of the population that is chosen to estimate the whole population but obviously it can't. It belongs at the forecast statistic. A value obtained from the population belong at descrittive statistic and regards the whole "population". When you calculate the average square deviation you use two different formulation.
for a sample #s=sqrt((sum(barX-Xi)^2)/(n-1))#.
for a population: #s=sqrt((sum(barX-Xi)^2)/(n))#
where #barX# is the average value, #Xi# is the single value, #n# is the number of the values mediated.