The Means of All Possible Samples of a Fixed Size

question 9

Multiple Choice

The means of all possible samples of a fixed size n from some population will form a distribution which is known as the .

• A) corollary of the mean
• B) sampling distribution of the mean
• C) standard error of the mean
• D) point estimate

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

An estimate of the amount of possible error in the results of a survey or poll, often expressed as a percentage.

Confidence Coefficient

The probability that a confidence interval will contain the true parameter value.

Population Proportion

The portion of members in a population that exhibit a specific characteristic, typically expressed as a fraction or percentage.

Population Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population, indicating how much the members of the population differ from the mean value.