Smaller Sample Sizes Tend to __________ Confidence Intervals, Whereas Larger

question 1

Multiple Choice

Smaller sample sizes tend to __________ confidence intervals, whereas larger sample sizes tend to __________ confidence intervals.

• A) have no effect on; shrink
• B) widen; have no effect on
• C) shrink; widen
• D) widen; shrink

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