While we know the mean and standard deviation of our sample we don’t know the real ones. That’s why we estimate. There is a reason, why using n-1 instead of N when estimating standard deviation of the population based on a sample.

All slides to the entire series can be downloaded for free here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/

While we know the mean and standard deviation of our sample we don’t know the real ones. That’s why we estimate. There is a reason, why using n-1 instead of N when estimating standard deviation of the population based on a sample. All slides to the entire series can be downloaded for free here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/

#16 Estimating Mean and Standard Deviation of Population

This podcast covers all relevant aspects around research methods in social science. After a short introduction all steps will be considered from defining the hypothesis and research question to academic writing.

All slides of the entire series can be downloaded here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/

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This podcast covers all relevant aspects around research methods in social science. After a short introduction all steps will be considered from defining the hypothesis and research question to academic writing. All slides of the entire series can be downloaded here: https://armintrost.de/en/professor/digital/social-research-methods/

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