Sampling And Sampling Distribution Notes, This chapter covers point estimation and sampling distributions, focusing on statistical methods to estimate population parameters and understand variability in sample data. 659 inches. You need to refresh. Something went wrong. The sampling distribution of a statistic is the distribution of all possible values taken by the statistic when all possible samples of a The distribution of a sample statistic is known as a sampling distribu-tion. The value of the statistic will change from sample to sample and we can therefore think of it as a random variable with it’s own probability distribution. statistics, and how to evaluate claims using sampling distributions in this comprehensive AP Statistics Explore Khan Academy's resources for AP Statistics, including videos, exercises, and articles to support your learning journey in statistics. 6 Example Suppose a population has mean μ = 8 and standard deviation σ = 3. It allows making statistical inferences about the population. The probability distribution of a statistic is called its sampling distribution.