The Expected Value of the Sampling Distribution of the Sample $\bar { X }$

question 153

Multiple Choice

The expected value of the sampling distribution of the sample mean $\bar { X }$ equals the population mean $\mu$ :

• A)only when the population is normally distributed.
• B)only when the sample size is large.
• C)only when the population is infinite.
• D)for all populations.

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