Sampling Risk Is the Risk That

question 105

Multiple Choice

Sampling risk is the risk that

• A)the sample will not contain characteristics representative of the population such that inferences made about that population will be incorrect.
• B)the population will not contain characteristics representative of the sample such that inferences made about that sample will be incorrect.
• C)Neither A nor B is correct.
• D)Both A and B are correct.

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, found by adding them together and dividing by the number of terms.

Normal Distribution

Data points nearest to the mean occur more frequently in this symmetric probability distribution, with diminishing occurrences of data points as they deviate from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points relative to their mean.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.