Sampling Distributions for Sample Means

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

Which best describes the term "standard error" of x̄?

  • A

    Always equal to σ/√n.

  • B

    The bias of x̄.

  • C

    The mean of x̄.

  • D

    An estimate of σ_x̄ when σ is unknown, using s/√n.

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Explanation

The SE of x̄ is the estimated SD using the sample SD: s/√n.

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