Monthly Incomes of Employees at a Particular Company Have a Mean

question 26

Multiple Choice

Monthly incomes of employees at a particular company have a mean of $ 5954. The distribution of sample means for samples of size 70 is normal with a mean of $ 5954 and a standard deviation of $259. Suppose you take a sample of size 70 employees from the company and find that their mean monthly income is $ 5747. How many standard deviations is the sample mean from the mean of the sampling distribution?

• A) 0.8 standard deviations above the mean
• B) 0.8 standard deviations below the mean
• C) 7.3 standard deviations below the mean
• D) 207 standard deviations below the mean

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