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Self- Assessment Questions

1. What do you mean by sampling error?

2. What is sample size?
3. What are the formulas for computing sample size for a finite and infinite popula-
tion?

4. What is sampling bias?

5. Explain non-sampling bias.
6. Explain the differences between sampling errors and non-sampling errors?

7. What is optimum sample size?

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