Given the Same Set of Data for a Population and Sample,would

question 28

Multiple Choice

Given the same set of data for a population and sample,would the mean for both data sets be equal?

• A) No, the population mean would be larger.
• B) No, the sample mean would be larger.
• C) Yes, but only if the sample size equaled the population size.
• D) Yes, this would be true anytime both data sets are the same.

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