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  What is the definition of a sampling distribution?
 

  a.It is the distribution of the possible values of a parameter for repeated samples of the same size from the population.
  b.It is the distribution of the possible values of a statistic for repeated samples of the same size from the population.
  c.It is the distribution of a given parameter for a population.
 

d.It is the distribution of a given variable for a population.
 
 



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  A research wants to take a simple random sample of about 10 of the factory workers at two different factories to study the number of hours worked per week. Factory A has approximately 10,000 employees and Factory B has about 25,000 employees. Which of the following statements is correct if Factory A and Factory B come from the same population?
 

   
  a.The sampling variability will be the same for both Factory A and Factory B.
  b.The average number of hours must be known to make a statement about the sampling variability.
  c.The sampling variability will be lower for Factory A than for Factory B.
 

d.The sampling variability will be higher for Factory A than for Factory B.
 
 




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jaymee143

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Answer to Question 1

correct: b

Answer to Question 2

correct: d




humphriesbr@me.com

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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