The sampling distribution of a statistic refers to the
A) range of all possible sample values of the statistic that could be drawn from the parent population under the specified sampling plan.
B) distribution of the variable in the parent population.
C) distribution of the variable in a particular sample.
D) spread of the variable in the parent population.
E) unbiased nature of most sample statistics.

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The sampling distribution of a statistic is the probability distribution of that statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population. It represents all possible values that the statistic can take from different samples.

The Sampling Distribution of a Statistic Refers to the