A Sample of N = 16 Scores Is Selected from a Population

question 22

Multiple Choice

A sample of n = 16 scores is selected from a population with μ = 80 with σ = 20.On average,how much error would be expected between the sample mean and the population mean?​

• A)​20 points
• B)​5 points
• C)​4 points
• D)​1.25 points

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Definitions:

Researchers

Individuals who conduct systematic investigations to establish facts or principles or to collect information on a subject.

Personality Disorders

A category of mental health disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture.

Empirically

Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

MMPI

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a standardized psychometric test used to identify personality and psychological disorders.