As the size of a sample increases,the ____ of the distribution of sample means becomes ____.
A) mean; larger
B) mean; smaller
C) standard deviation; larger
D) standard deviation; smaller

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As the size of a sample increases, the standard deviation of the distribution of sample means (often referred to as the standard error) becomes smaller. This is because larger samples tend to be more representative of the population, leading to less variability in the means of these samples.

As the Size of a Sample Increases,the ____ of the Distribution