Which of the following describes what the property of unbiasedness means?
A) The sampling distribution in question has the smallest variation of all possible sampling distributions.
B) The center of the sampling distribution is found at the population standard deviation.
C) The center of the sampling distribution is found at the population parameter that is being estimated.
D) The shape of the sampling distribution is approximately normally distributed.

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Unbiasedness means that the expected value of the estimator (the center of the sampling distribution) is equal to the true population parameter being estimated.

Which of the Following Describes What the Property of Unbiasedness