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Ten percent condition

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The requirement that the sample size be less than 10% of the population to ensure independence of observations when sampling without replacement.

AP course connection

Topic 5.5: 5.5 Sampling Distributions for Sample Proportions

Unit 5

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