The Average Scores of Two Samples Taken from the Same

question 29

Multiple Choice

The average scores of two samples taken from the same population are most likely to differ if

• A) the samples are both small.
• B) the standard deviations of the samples are both small.
• C) the samples differ from each other in size.
• D) the sample means are both similar to the sample medians.

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