Stage 34 · Statistics

34.5.3 Variability in Estimates

34.5 Seeing the Whole from a Sample: An Introduction to Statistical Inference

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34.5.3 Variability in Estimates

Core idea

Every round of sampling comes out a little different; the larger the sample, the steadier the estimate and the closer to the true value

Module goal. Understand why a small sample can speak for a large population, build the ideas of estimation and sampling variability, and prepare the ground for correlation and testing
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