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Question 1085600: A sample of n=16 scores has a standard error of 4. What is the standard deviation of the population from which the sample was obtained? Answer by mathmate(429) (Show Source):
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A sample of n=16 scores has a standard error of 4. What is the standard deviation of the population from which the sample was obtained?
Known relationship:
SEM=s/sqrt(n)
where
SEM=standard error of the mean
n=sample size
s=standard deviation of the sample
=>
4=s/sqrt(16)
4=s/4
=>
s=16
