Provide an Appropriate Response $\overline { X _ { , } }$

question 33

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-Suppose that µ represents the mean height for a population of people. Suppose that you use a sample mean, $\overline { X _ { , } }$ to estimate µ. Explain what is meant by sampling error in this situation. Why does $\bar { X }$ vary from one sample to the next? How can you reduce the likely sampling error?

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Definitions:

Episodic Memory

Of events that happen to a person or that take place in the person’s presence.

Autobiographical Memory

The aspect of memory that involves the recollection of personal experiences and events from an individual's life.

Recall

The process of retrieving information from memory without the aid of cues.

Retrieval

The location of stored information and its return to consciousness; the third stage of information processing.