Which of the following statements is a definition of sampling error? Select one: a. the difference in characteristics between the sample and the population sampled from b. larger when you have a larger sample c. the difference in amount of people between the sample and the population sampled from d. greatest when using simple random sampling than other sampling types
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Sampling error is indeed related to the difference between the sample and the population. This option seems to be a good candidate for the definition. b. Sampling error is generally smaller when you have a larger sample, not larger. So, this option is Show more…
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