Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A resampling method that estimates the sampling distribution of a statistic by repeatedly sampling with replacement from the original sample and calculating the statistic for each resample.
AP course connection
Topic 5.1: 5.1 Introducing Statistics: Why Is My Sample Not Like Yours?