Chapter 8

Question 1

probability distribution for all possible values of the statistic computed from a sample size n

Answer 1

sampling distribution

Question 2

standard deviation of the sampling distribution of sample mean (x-bar)

Answer 2

standard error of the mean

Question 3

regardless of the shape of the underlying population, the sampling distribution of x-bar becomes approximately normal as the sample size increases - sample size of greater than or equal to 30

Answer 3

Central Limit Theorem

Question 4

p-hat - number of individuals with a characteristic divided by number of individuals in the sample

Answer 4

sample proportion