Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    nameuva-measures-of-spread-849-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread
    typeschoice
    solutionTRUE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty-1.457
    p-value0.9541

    Question

    In a sample with size n = 60, the sample mean has a error that is larger than that in a sample with size n = 120. How many times larger?


    1. TRUE: √2 times
    2. FALSE: 2 times
    3. FALSE: 4 times

    1. √2 times: Correct
    2. 2 times: Incorrect
    3. 4 times: Incorrect