When Might You Need a Larger Sample to Represent the Population

question 1

Multiple Choice

When might you need a larger sample to represent the population?

• A) the amount of variability within groups is small
• B) the difference between the two groups is small
• C) the difference between the two groups is great
• D) both a and c

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