Chapter 7. Sampling and Sampling Distributions

Why Sample? 119

Methods of Sampling 120

Using JMP to Select a Simple Random Sample 121

All Possible Samples: Sampling Distributions 124

Extent of Sampling Variation 126

Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion 126

From Simulation to Generalization 130

Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean 131

The Central Limit Theorem 134

Application 137

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