Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    nameuva-standard-deviation-27-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Standard Deviation
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
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    p-value0.9469

    Question

    Two random samples are drawn from a population, one with size 60 and one with size 540. Compared to the sample of 60 observations, the standard error of the mean in the sample of 540 observations


    1. FALSE: Nine times as small.
    2. TRUE: Three times as small.
    3. FALSE: About the same size.

    1. Nine times smaller…: Incorrect
    2. Three times as small…: Correct
    3. About the same size…: Incorrect