Sampling Distributions for Sample Proportions

AP Statistics· difficulty 4/5

Why is the 10% condition needed for SD(p̂) = √(p(1−p)/n)?

  • A

    To enable CLT

  • B

    To make p̂ unbiased

  • C

    To allow assuming independence between sampled units (no replacement)

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  • D

    To compute the mean

Explanation

Without replacement, dependence is negligible if n is much smaller than population.

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