Sampling Distributions Help Us Test Hypotheses About Means by

question 6

Multiple Choice

Sampling distributions help us test hypotheses about means by

• A) telling us exactly what the population mean is.
• B) telling us how variable the population is.
• C) telling us what kinds of means to expect if the null hypothesis is true.
• D) telling us what kinds of means to expect if the null hypothesis is false.

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