Sampling Distribution, Standard Error & Z-Test

Question 1

Sampling distribution

Answer 1

A distribution of sample means where each sample is the same size (N)

Question 2

Use of sampling distributions

Answer 2

Used for comparative purposes for z-tests, a sample mean is compared with the sampling distribution to assess the likelihood that the sample is part of the sampling distribution.

Question 3

Standard Error of the Mean

Answer 3

The standard deviation of a sampling distribution, determined by dividing standard deviation by the square root of N

Question 4

Use of Standard Error of the Mean

Answer 4

Used in the calculation of a z

Question 5

Z-Test

Answer 5

An indication of the how many standard deviations the sample mean is from the mean, of the sampling distribution

Question 6

Use of the Z-Test

Answer 6

An inferential test that compares a sample mean with the sampling distribution to determine the likelihood that the sample is part of the sampling distribution.