STAT 200: Lab Activity for Section 3.1 Sampling Distributions - Learning Objectives: Distinguish between a population parameter and a sample statistic, recognizing that a parameter is fixed while a statistic varies from sample to sample Compute an estimate for a parameter using an appropriate statistic from a sample Recognize that a sampling distribution shows how sample statistics tend to vary Recognize that statistics from random samples tend to be centered at the population parameter Estimate the standard error of a statistic from its sampling distribution Explain how sample size affects a sampling distribution