If We Consider the Simple Random Sampling Process as an Experiment

question 19

Multiple Choice

If we consider the simple random sampling process as an experiment, the sample mean is

• A) always zero.
• B) always smaller than the population mean.
• C) a random variable.
• D) exactly equal to the population mean.

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