All Possible Samples of Size N Are Selected from a Population

question 8

Multiple Choice

All possible samples of size n are selected from a population and the mean of each sample is
Determined. What is the mean of the sample means?

• A) Exactly the same as the population mean
• B) Larger than the population mean
• C) Smaller than the population mean
• D) Cannot be estimated in advance

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