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sampling distribution

sampling distribution A sampling distribution is the pattern of values you would get for a statistic or variable across a very large number of samples.

A sampling distribution is the pattern of values you would get for a statistic or variable across a very large number of samples. As the number of samples becomes extremely large, the relative frequencies of those values approach the probabilities, or probability densities for continuous values, that make up the sampling distribution.

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