Statistical Inferencing Flashcards
1
Q
what is statistical inferencing
A
making educated guesses about a population based on a sample
2
Q
what is the confidence interval
A
an interval where the population parameter might lie
3
Q
what is a standard error of the mean
A
the standard deviation of a sampling distribution
4
Q
what is the result of more variability
A
more error of the mean
5
Q
what is the result of a bigger sample size
A
less error of the mean
6
Q
what is the z score for 95% confidence interval
A
1.96
