5 Questions
What does a sampling distribution represent?
The distribution of a statistic obtained from all possible samples of a specific size
How can the sampling distribution of a statistic be determined mathematically?
By deriving it using the laws of probability
What information can be obtained from repeated random sampling?
The range of possible values of the statistic and their frequencies
In determining the sampling distribution, what happens when a large number of samples are drawn and tabulated?
The histogram will be very close to the theoretical sampling distribution
What is the sampling distribution of the sample mean?
The distribution of an infinite number of sample means
Learn the basics of random sampling, population, samples, parameters, and statistics. Understand the differences between simple random sampling and stratified random sampling.
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