Of the three distributions used in inferential statistics, which is only theoretical?
A) population distribution
B) sampling distribution
C) sample distribution
D) None of the distributions are only theoretical.

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The sampling distribution is considered theoretical because it represents the distribution of a statistic (like a mean or proportion) over all possible samples from a population, which is a concept rather than something that can be fully observed or measured in practice.

Of the Three Distributions Used in Inferential Statistics, Which Is