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Yes, it can. This happens when all of the observations are equal. This can also happen when some values are negative and some are positive (assuming that the variable under consideration can assume negative values).

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As the sample size increase the difference between the sample mean and the population mean approaches what?

Zero


What does it mean for a sample to have a standard deviation of zero?

It means that there are is no variation from the mean. In other words, all values in your sample are identical.


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It is equal to zero in ALL distributions.


What do you mean by a function identically equal to zero?

A polynomial is identically equal to zero if and only if all of its coefficients are equal to zero. eg. The power series on the left is identically equal to zero, consequently all of its coefficients are equal to 0:


Why is the sample mean an unbiased estimator of the population mean?

The sample mean is an unbiased estimator of the population mean because the average of all the possible sample means of size n is equal to the population mean.


What would it mean If the sampling error was zero?

The sample consisted of the entire population.


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That refers to the fact that any number multiplied by zero is equal to zero.


True or false a distribution of sample means is normally distributed with a mean equal to the population mean and standard deviation equal to the standard error of the mean?

True.


Is zero less than or equal to zero?

Zero is equal to zero


Why does 00 equals 1?

If you mean zero to the power zero, it isn't equal to 1. Every other value to the power zero is.


SUPPOSE WE study the CONTINUOUS VARIABLE: "REPAIR TIME of A machine, in MINUTES". where the POPULATION average IS 135MIN. A SAMPLE of 20 OBSERVATIONS of THAT VARIABLE IS TAKEN. IS possible for the SAMPLE MEAN TO BE EXACTLY EQUAL TO 135MIN?

Yes, it is possible for the sample mean to be exactly equal to 135 minutes. This is because the sample mean is calculated by dividing the sum of all the observations by the number of observations. Therefore, if the sum of all the observations is exactly equal to 2700 minutes (135 times 20), the sample mean would be 135 minutes. However, this is highly unlikely to happen.