Question

In which of the following situations is a sample mean of 55 most likely to be closest to the actual population mean? Please explain.

(1) 100 students sampled and 1,000 in a population
(2) 100 students sampled and 500 in population
(3) 50 students sampled and 500 in population
(4) 50 students sampled and 1,000 in population

Answer 1

(2) 100 students sampled and 500 in population

This amount is the closest to the actual population and had more surveyed, this one will be most likely to be the closest to the actual population.