Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 418: 6

Answer

The standard deviation of p̂ decreases with an increase in sample size. If the sample size is increased by a factor of 4, the standard deviation of p̂ will decrease by a factor of 2 (because of the square root in the equation).

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The standard deviation of p̂ decreases with an increase in sample size. If the sample size (n) is increased by a factor of 4, the standard deviation of p̂ will decrease by a factor of 2 because of the square root in the equation, i.e. $\sigma=\sqrt{\frac{p(1-p)}{n}}$.
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