Explanation The notations commonly used in sampling distribution are as follows: • N -population size, • n - sample size , • μ -population mean , • x ¯ -sample mean, • σ -population standard deviation, • s - sample standard deviation, • p -population proportion, • p ^ -sample proportion

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