A Distribution of Means Will Be Less Spread Out Than

question 39

Multiple Choice

A distribution of means will be less spread out than the population of individuals from which the samples are taken because:

• A)in a sample of scores, extremes tend to be balanced out, leaving fewer extreme means
• B)in a sample of scores, there tend to be multiple extreme means
• C)each sample is based on randomly selected individuals from the population
• D)the more individuals in each sample, the more spread out will be the sample means

---

Definitions:

Ellipse

A curve on a plane surrounding two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the two focal points is constant for every point on the curve.

Vertices

Vertices are the plural of vertex, referring to the corner points where two or more lines, edges, or rays meet in geometric shapes.

Co-vertices

Points on an ellipse or hyperbola that lie at the end of the minor axis.

Equation

A statement that asserts the equality of two mathematical expressions, often containing one or more variables.