Random Nonsampling Errors Tend to Cancel Each Other Out

question 74

True/False

Random nonsampling errors tend to cancel each other out.

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Population mean

The average of a set of characteristics or values for the entire population.

Confidence interval estimate

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, given a specified level of confidence.

Standard deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the values in a data set are.

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The amount of electrical energy consumed by a residence, industry, or equipment in a specific period.