The sample means would vary from sample to sample and you could plot their distribution with a histogram. We call this distribution the sampling distribution. We call it sampl-ing because it is the ...

The applet animates how the sample is obtained, and calculates the resulting sample mean. After multiple sample means have been calculated, the sampling distribution of the sample means is shown. This ...

Sample number is influenced by available ... might expect most species to occur in the middle of the distribution. Even with extensive sampling, the very rarest species may remain undetected.