Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileInferential_Statistics_uva-sample-mean-874-en_uva-sample-mean-874-en
    nameuva-sample-mean-874-en
    sectionInferential Statistics/Sampling Distributions/Sample mean
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty2
    p-value0.5905

    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