If the mean and standard deviation of a population are 436 and 103 respectively,then for a sample with a mean of 389 and a standard deviation of 96,the sampling error is 7.

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The formula for calculating sampling error is:
sampling error = (sample mean - population mean) / (standard deviation / square root of sample size)
Using the given values:
sampling error = (389 - 436) / (103 / sqrt(1)) = -0.455
Therefore, the given statement is false. The sampling error is -0.455, not 7.

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