Question: What is a standard error of a sample?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
6th Edition
ISBN:9781119256830
Author:Amos Gilat
Publisher:Amos Gilat
Chapter1: Starting With Matlab
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
icon
Related questions
Question
100%
 
Question: What is a standard error of a sample?
 

a) A standard error is the possible error of a sample drawn from the population under standardized procedures.

 
b) A standard error is the standard deviation of the sample.
 
c) A standard error is the standard deviation of the sample divided by sqrt(n − 1), where n is the sample size.
  

d) Imagine that infinitely many samples of the same sample size are drawn from the population. The standard deviation of the means of these samples is the standard error.

Expert Solution
Step 1

Standard error (SE) is a measure of spread. It indicates how far sample statistic like the sample mean (or sample proportion) deviates from the actual population mean (or population proportion).

Larger the sample size, smaller is the Standard Error. In other words, larger the sample size, closer is the sample mean to the actual population mean.

Formula: σM=σn

where, σM represents the S.E of the mean which is also the Standard deviation of the sample data of the mean.

            n represents the sample size.

            σ represents the population standard deviation.

From, the above formula, we can see that SE is inversely proportional to the square root of Sample size (n).

It measures the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using standard deviation.

trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Point Estimation, Limit Theorems, Approximations, and Bounds
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, statistics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
Statistics
ISBN:
9781119256830
Author:
Amos Gilat
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305251809
Author:
Jay L. Devore
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305504912
Author:
Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Statistics
ISBN:
9780134683416
Author:
Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
Publisher:
PEARSON
The Basic Practice of Statistics
The Basic Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319042578
Author:
David S. Moore, William I. Notz, Michael A. Fligner
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319013387
Author:
David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman