The Square Root of the Variance of the Distribution of Means

question 5

Multiple Choice

The square root of the variance of the distribution of means is:

• A)the estimated sample variance
• B)the average deviation of the original population
• C)an unbiased estimate of the population standard deviation
• D)the standard deviation of the distribution of means

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