Practice For a population with standard deviation = 16 how large a sample is necessary to have a standard error that is a) Less than 8 points b) Less than 4 points c) Less than 2 points

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For a population with standard deviation = 16 how large
a sample is necessary to have a standard error that is
a) Less than 8 points
b) Less than 4 points
c) Less than 2 points
--------......------------O-
Answer
a. n>4
b. n> 16
c. n>64
Transcribed Image Text:Practice For a population with standard deviation = 16 how large a sample is necessary to have a standard error that is a) Less than 8 points b) Less than 4 points c) Less than 2 points --------......------------O- Answer a. n>4 b. n> 16 c. n>64
Distribution of sample means for samples of size n will have a
standard deviation or standard error of the mean
OM= 0
Transcribed Image Text:Distribution of sample means for samples of size n will have a standard deviation or standard error of the mean OM= 0
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