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What is a sampling distribution?
The distribution of sample statistics (e.g., sample means) calculated from multiple samples taken from the same population.
What is standard error?
The standard deviation of a sampling distribution; it measures the variability of sample statistics around the population parameter.
Define Central Limit Theorem (CLT).
The CLT states that the sampling distribution of the sample mean approaches a normal distribution as the sample size increases, regardless of the population distribution's shape.
Define population mean.
The average value of a variable in the entire population.
Define sample mean.
The average value of a variable calculated from a sample of the population.
What is the formula for the standard deviation of the sample mean (standard error)?
What is the formula for the standard error of the sample proportion?
What is the formula for calculating the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean?
What are the differences between standard deviation and standard error?
Standard Deviation: Measures the spread of individual data points in a single sample or population. | Standard Error: Measures the spread of sample statistics (e.g., sample means) in a sampling distribution.