A Sample of 92 Observations Is Taken from an Infinite $\bar { x }$

question 58

Multiple Choice

A sample of 92 observations is taken from an infinite population.The sampling distribution of $\bar { x }$ is approximately

• A) normal because \(\bar { x }\) is always approximately normally distributed.
• B) normal because the sample size is small in comparison to the population size.
• C) normal because of the central limit theorem.
• D) none of these alternatives is correct.

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