When a Sample Mean Is Different from the Mean of the Sampling

question 52

Multiple Choice

When a sample mean is different from the mean of the sampling distribution (the population mean) ,two alternatives must be considered: The sample mean may represent _____,or it may represent _____.

• A)the central tendency of a population well;the variability of a population well
• B)a well population;a poor population
• C)the population poorly;the population well
• D)the population poorly;a different population

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Definitions:

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