A Researcher Selects a Sample of 100 Participants from a Population

question 71

Multiple Choice

A researcher selects a sample of 100 participants from a population with a mean of 38 and a standard deviation of 20.About 68% of the sample means in this sampling distribution should be between a sample mean of

• A)34 and 40
• B)34 and 38
• C)38 and 44
• D)36 and 40

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Definitions:

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