#non sampling errors

Sampling Distribution – Business Statistics and Research Methodoloy

SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION

Suppose that we draw all possible samples of size n from a given population. Suppose further that we compute a statistic (e.g., a mean, proportion, standard deviation) for each sample. The probability distribution of this statistic is called a sampling distribution. And the standard deviation of this statistic is called the standard error.

Variability of a Sampling…