Question

The difference between statistic and parameter is called ________

(a) Random error 

(b) Sampling error 

(c) Standard error 

(d) Bias (e) Error

Answer 1

The correct answer is : (b) Sampling error

The difference between a statistic and a parameter is that statistics describe a sample. A parameter describes an entire population. Therefore, Sampling error is the difference between a sample statistic and the corresponding parameter.