Consider a finite population of size N = 100. Let be the sample mean of a study variable based on a sample of size n (1 < n < N) under simple random sampling with replacement scheme. Let be the sample mean of the same study variable based on a sample of size n under simple random sampling without replacement scheme. If , then the sample size n equals
Part BCSIR NET December 2025the-finite-population-correction-n-minus-n-over-n-minus-1-is-what-links-the-two-variances
The finite population correction n minus n over n minus 1 is what links the two variances
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