If a Sample Is Selected from a Population, the Sample

question 31

Multiple Choice

If a sample is selected from a population, the sample mean is essentially guaranteed to be different from the population mean. In general, the naturally occurring difference between a sample statistic and the corresponding population parameter is called ____.

• A) Type I error
• B) Type II error
• C) sampling error
• D) inferential error

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