SOLUTION: 4. Which of the following statements is true?
a. As the standard deviation of the population increases, the standard error of the mean increases.
b. As the standard devi
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Question 145924: 4. Which of the following statements is true?
a. As the standard deviation of the population increases, the standard error of the mean increases.
b. As the standard deviation of the population increases, the mean of the sampling distribution of means increases.
c. As the population mean increases, the mean of the sampling distribution of means decreases.
d. As the sample size increases, the standard error of the mean increases.
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A - as the standard deviation grows, the shape of the curve widens. Thus, the potential error in where the mean falls also widens
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