QMB
QMB 3200 UCF FINAL VOCAB E XAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2025-2026) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Pointyestimatory-
y ANSy✓Theysampleystatistic,ysuchyasybar(x),ys,yorybar(p),ythatyprovidesytheypointye
stimateyofytheypopulationyparameter.
Centralylimitytheoremy-
y ANSy✓Aytheoremythatyenablesyoneytoyuseytheynormalyprobabilityydistributionytoy
approximateytheysamplingydistributionyofybar(x)ywheneverytheysampleysizeyisylarg
e.
Pointyestimatey-
y ANSy✓Theyvalueyofyaypointyestimatoryusedyinyayparticularyinstanceyasyanyestimate
y ofyaypopulationyparameter.
Unbiasedy-
y ANSy✓Aypropertyyofyaypointyestimatorythatyisypresentywhenytheyexpectedyvalueyo
fytheypointyestimatoryisyequalytoytheypopulationyparameteryityestimates.
Confidenceyintervaly-yANSy✓Anotherynameyforyanyintervalyestimate.
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marginyofyerrory-
y ANSy✓They±yvalueyaddedytoyandysubtractedyfromyaypointyestimateyinyorderytoyde
velopyanyintervalyestimateyofyaypopulationyparameter.
Confidenceycoefficienty-
y ANSy✓Theyconfidenceylevelyexpressedyasyaydecimalyvalue.yForyexample,y.95yisythe
y confidenceycoefficientyforyay95%yconfidenceylevel.
Degreesyofyfreedomy-
y ANSy✓Ayparameteryofytheytydistribution.yWhenytheytydistributionyisyusedyinytheyco
mputationyofyanyintervalyestimateyofyaypopulationymean,ytheyappropriateytydistrib
utionyhasyny−y1ydegreesyofyfreedom,ywhereynyisytheysizeyofytheysample.
Confidenceylevely-
y ANSy✓Theyconfidenceyassociatedywithyanyintervalyestimate.yForyexample,yifyanyin
tervalyestimationyprocedureyprovidesyintervalsysuchythaty95%yofytheyintervalsyfor
medyusingytheyprocedureywillyincludeytheypopulationyparameter,ytheyintervalyesti
mateyisysaidytoybeyconstructedyatythey95%yconfidenceylevel.
Nullyhypothesisy-
y ANSy✓Theyhypothesisytentativelyyassumedytrueyinytheyhypothesisytestingyproced
ure.
Two-tailedytesty-
y ANSy✓Ayhypothesisytestyinywhichyrejectionyofytheynullyhypothesisyoccursyforyvalu
esyofytheytestystatisticyinyeitherytailyofyitsysamplingydistribution.
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