The Scores of a Class Are Normally Distributed with a Mean

question 194

Multiple Choice

The scores of a class are normally distributed with a mean of 82 and a standard deviation of 8. What is the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean, , if a sample of 64 students is selected at random from all students taking that course?

• A) 64
• B) between 74 and 90
• C) between 78 and 86
• D) 82

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