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The sampling error is the error one gets from observing a sample instead of the whole population. The bigger it is, the less faith you should have that your sample represents the true value in the population. If it is zero, your sample is VERY representative of the population and you can trust that your result is true of the population.

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Q: What would a sampling error of zero mean?
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What would it mean If the sampling error was zero?

The sample consisted of the entire population.


Could the value of the sampling error be zero?

Yes, it could.


When could the sampling error be zero?

I believe you are considering the sampling error as calculated from data. I will give you some examples: If you get the exactly same response from all participants in a survey, you will calculate zero sampling error. For example, if I ask 10 people if Obama Barack is the President of the US, I would probably get 10 "yes" responses. Now the answer was well known, so I would expect very few "no" response. If your measurements are not very sensitive or are recorded with a lack of precision, then there can be zero sampling error. For example, I take the body temperature of students at the college and consider any temperature from 97 to 99 degree F to be normal. I find all students in my sample have normal temperatures. So, zero sampling error can occur because a) sample is small, b) variation in response is either non-existent or very small. In theoretical calculations, where sample error is based on the probability distribution of the population, one can calculate for discrete variables, the probability that a sample error will be zero.


What is a zero error in an instrument?

This is actually impossible, even for machines, but a zero error would mean there is no uncertainty in the measurement, as in no possibly plus or minus a unit.


What does the sum of the deviations of each value from the mean equal?

The sum will be zero or close to zero, depending on how the sampling was done. See related question.


What does mean zero error reading of vernier calipers?

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