A Researcher Selects Two Samples of 64 Participants Each

question 22

Multiple Choice

A researcher selects two samples of 64 participants each.In the first sample,the population mean was 10 and the variance was 16.In the second sample,the population mean was 25 and the variance was 9.Which sample will be associated with a larger standard error of the mean?

• A) Sample 1.
• B) Sample 2.
• C) None, both samples will have the same value for standard error.
• D) There is not enough information to answer this question.

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