Question

If a sample is selected from a population, the sample mean is essentially guaranteed to be different from the population mean. In general, the naturally occurring difference between a sample statistic and the corresponding population parameter is called ____.

Answer 1

Sampling Error

Explanation:

We are told that the phenomenon is the naturally occurring difference between a sample statistic and the corresponding population parameter.

Now, it's sampling error because sampling error is simply defined as a deviation or difference in a sampled value as against the true population value due to the fact the sample is not a true representative of the population.

This is also similar to the definition given in the question.

Thus, it's sampling error!