Decreasing the Sample Size Causes the Sampling Distribution of X̄

question 15

Multiple Choice

Decreasing the sample size causes the sampling distribution of x̄ to ________.

• A)shift to the right
• B)shift to the left
• C)have more dispersion
• D)have less dispersion
• E)stay unchanged

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