The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of is also called the:
A) central limit theorem.
B) population standard deviation.
C) finite population correction factor.
D) standard error of the sample mean.

Question

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of  is also called the:
A) central limit theorem. 
B) population standard deviation. 
C) finite population correction factor. 
D) standard error of the sample mean.

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The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of 11eaa8e1_54c0_2d90_93a6_ebe4f7820f2a_TB4382_11 is called the standard error of the sample mean. This represents the variability of sample means from different samples of the same size taken from the population. It is an estimate of the population standard deviation, which is not known in most cases. The central limit theorem states that as the sample size increases, the sampling distribution of the sample mean becomes approximately normally distributed regardless of the population distribution. The finite population correction factor is used when the sample size is a significant fraction of the population to adjust for the finite population size. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

The Standard Deviation of the Sampling Distribution of Is