The sampling distribution of a statistic is the relative frequency distribution of that statistic that is approached as the number of samples (not the sample size!) approaches infinity. You should als...The sampling distribution of a statistic is the relative frequency distribution of that statistic that is approached as the number of samples (not the sample size!) approaches infinity. You should also compare the value of a statistic in the population and the mean of the sampling distribution of that statistic. You can draw multiple samples of 5 by clicking on the buttons directly below "Animated Sample". The mean of each of these sample is displayed in the third graph on at the bottom.