sampling distribution

American

noun

the distribution of a statistic based on all possible random samples that can be drawn from a given population.

sampling distribution Scientific

/ săm′plĭng /

The distribution of a statistic, such as occurs when a number of sample means are calculated for a given population.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

If samples of 50 items are taken, what is the standard deviation of the mean of the sampling distribution of sample proportions?

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

With the use of computers, experiments can be simulated that show the process by which the sampling distribution changes as the sample size is increased.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

Each sample mean is then treated like a single observation of this new distribution, the sampling distribution.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

The Central Limit Theorem provides more than the proof that the sampling distribution of means is normally distributed.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

A confidence interval for a population mean with a known standard deviation is based on the fact that the sampling distribution of the sample means follow an approximately normal distribution.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023