What is the difference between sample mean and population mean


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The difference between the sample mean and the population mean is called the:""

A. population deviation.
B. population standard deviation.
C. standard error of the mean.
D. sampling error."

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Answer: Option 'D' is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

If there is difference between the sample mean and the population mean, then it is known as "Sampling error".

As we know that standard error of the mean is given by

\dfrac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}

and the sampling error refers to the difference in the value of sample mean and the value of population mean.

Hence, Option 'D' is correct.


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