Given the Same Standard Deviation for Two Different Distributions, as the Size

question 7

Multiple Choice

Given the same standard deviation for two different distributions, as the size of the sample decreases

• A) the expected value increases.
• B) the expected value also decreases.
• C) the size of the standard error also decreases.
• D) the size of the standard error increases.

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