A Simple Random Sample of 36 Observations Was Taken from a Large

question 78

Multiple Choice

A simple random sample of 36 observations was taken from a large population. The sample mean and the standard deviation were determined to be 360 and 120 respectively. The standard error of the mean is

• A) 3.33.
• B) 3.
• C) 10.
• D) 20.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

An estimate of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, showing how much the sample mean is expected to vary from the true population mean.

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Standard Deviation

A measure that is used to quantify the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Standard Deviation

A metric that calculates the extent of spread or scatter among a collection of data points.