Given a population of safety records incidents per year in 2

Given a population of safety records (incidents per year) in 2007 for employees of a large manufacturing company, indicate what the sampling distribution for samples of 10 would consist of.

Choose best answer.

a.) The sampling distribution is a representative collection of 10 samples, each containing 10 records, selected without replacement.

b.) The sampling distribution is a representative collection of 10 samples, each containing 10 records, selected with replacement.

c.) The sampling distribution is the average result from all possible samples of 10 records.

d.) The sampling distribution is the distribution of the results for all possible samples of 10 records.

Solution

Answer: d.) The sampling distribution is the distribution of the results for all possible samples of 10 records.

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a.) The sampling distribution is a representative collection of 10 samples, each containing 10 records, selected without replacement. (we should select with replacement)

b.) The sampling distribution is a representative collection of 10 samples, each containing 10 records, selected with replacement. (false)

c.) The sampling distribution is the average result from all possible samples of 10 records. (false)