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Basic Question 1 of 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of parametric tests?

A. The population must follow a certain distribution.
B. The parameter tested can be the variance of the sample.
C. The parameter tested can be the mean of the population.
D. The parameter tested can be the standard deviation of the population.

User Contributed Comments 4

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thekapila good question..read it carefully!!
chamad Remember: parameter for population and statistic for sample (p for p and s for s)
praj24 POPULATION
sshetty2 correct me if I'm wrong but why would you ever need to test for the variance of the sample? you collected the sample data and can just calculate it yourself...
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Learning Outcome Statements

compare and contrast parametric and nonparametric tests, and describe situations where each is the more appropriate type of test

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 1, Module 8.