A Researcher Randomly Selects a Sample of Participants from a Population

question 24

Multiple Choice

A researcher randomly selects a sample of participants from a population with a variance of 4.If a researcher selects a sample of 16 participants with a mean of 12,then what is the mean and standard error for the sampling distribution of the mean?

• A)mean = 12,standard error = 2
• B)mean = 12,standard error = 1
• C)mean = 12,standard error = 0.5
• D)There is not enough information to answer this question.

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