What Is Needed to Compute a Margin of Error

question 76

Multiple Choice

What is needed to compute a margin of error?

• A)Sample size,standard deviation,and z*
• B)Sample mean,sample size,and z*
• C)Sample median,sample mean,and sample size
• D)Sample median,sample size,standard deviation,and z*

Identify and describe various sexual orientations and gender identities.

Recognize the impact of social inequality on gender and sexual minorities.

Differentiate between transsexuals and transgender people.

Explain the role of social constructs in understanding sexual orientation.

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Definitions:

Observed Z Value

The Z Score calculated based on sample data, representing the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of numbers, calculated by summing all the observations and dividing by the number of observations in the sample.

Population Average

The sum of all the values in a population divided by the number of values, representing the central tendency of the population data.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in the context of estimating the population mean.