Which of the Following Are Not True Concerning Sampling Error

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are not true concerning sampling error?

• A) if many independent random samples are drawn from a population, then the sample statistics from those samples are distributed in a predictable way around the population parameter
• B) probability theory allows us to use a formula to estimate how closely the sample statistics are clustered
• C) the standard error identifies how spread out or clustered the sample statistics are around the population parameter
• D) sampling error allows us to know if we selected the wrong subjects for our sample

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