A Certain Population Is Strongly Skewed to the Left

question 35

Multiple Choice

A certain population is strongly skewed to the left. We want to estimate its mean, so we collect a sample. Which should be true if we use a large sample rather than a small one?
I. The distribution of our sample data will be more clearly skewed to the left. II. The sampling model of the sample means will be more skewed to the left. III. The variability of the sample means will greater.

• A) II only
• B) II and III only
• C) I and III only
• D) III only
• E) I only

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