In order to estimate the mean salary for a population of 500 employees, the president of a certain company selected at random a sample of 40 employees. Would you use the finite population correction factor in calculating the standard error of the sample mean? Explain.

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in order to estimate the mean salary for a population of 500 employees, the president of a certain company selected at
random a sample of 40 employees. Would you use the finite population correction factor in calculating the standard error of
the sample mean? Explain.
TT T Arial
3 (12pt)
T.=.三
Transcribed Image Text:in order to estimate the mean salary for a population of 500 employees, the president of a certain company selected at random a sample of 40 employees. Would you use the finite population correction factor in calculating the standard error of the sample mean? Explain. TT T Arial 3 (12pt) T.=.三
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