The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is equal to _____ when the sample size is sufficiently large.
A)$\mu$
B)p
C)p * n
D)(1-p)

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According to the central limit theorem, when the sample size is sufficiently large, the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is approximately normal with a mean equal to the true population proportion p. Therefore, the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is equal to p * n.

The Mean of the Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion μ\muμ

The Mean of the Sampling Distribution of the Sample Proportion $\mu$