Asked by MacKenzie Marsh on Sep 28, 2024
A sampling distribution is a probability distribution for a statistic,not a parameter.
Sampling Distribution
The distribution of a statistic calculated from multiple samples of a population.
Probability Distribution
A mathematical description of a random phenomenon in terms of the probabilities of events.
- Differentiate between statistics derived from a sample and parameters related to the entire population when discussing the concept of sampling distributions.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between statistics derived from a sample and parameters related to the entire population when discussing the concept of sampling distributions.