The standard error is a measure of variability in the sampling distribution under what assumption?
a. based on what is believed to occur were we to take a multitude of independent samples from the same population
b. based on the use of unbiased questions
c. based on the measurement of statistics
d. based on what would be found if the same sample were surveyed over and over
e. based on what would be found in a survey of the population
Answer: a. based on what is believed to occur were we to take a multitude of independent samples from the same population