If All Possible Samples of Size N Are Drawn from a Population

question 107

Multiple Choice

If all possible samples of size n are drawn from a population, the probability distribution of the sample mean is called the:

• A)standard error of .
• B)expected value of .
• C)sampling distribution of .
• D)normal distribution.

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Definitions:

Non-directional

A type of hypothesis that does not specify the direction of the expected relationship between variables.

Standard Error

A measure indicating the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values; specifically, it reflects how much sampling variability a statistic possesses.

Variability

The degree to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the mean value.

Sample Means

The average value obtained from a sample, which is a subset of a larger population.