A Theorem That Allows Us to Use the Normal Probability

question 67

Multiple Choice

A theorem that allows us to use the normal probability distribution to approximate the sampling distribution of sample means and sample proportions whenever the sample size is large is known as the

• A)approximation theorem
• B)normal probability theorem
• C)central limit theorem
• D)central normality theorem

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