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Why larger samples give more reliable estimates

See how sample size controls the precision of an estimate through the standard error, and why size cannot fix a biased sample.

We rarely measure a whole population. Instead we take a sample and use it to estimate something, such as an average or a proportion. Knowing how sample size affects the reliability of that estimate tells you how much data you need and how much to trust a result.

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