Consider sampling from a skewed population. As the sample size, n, increases, some characteristics of the sampling distribution of change. Does an increasing sample size cause changes in the characteristics of the sampling distribution shown below? If so, specifically how does the sampling distribution change?
a)The mean of the sampling distribution of b)The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of c)The shape of the sampling distribution of

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Consider sampling from a skewed population. As the sample size, n, increases, some characteristics of the sampling distribution of  change. Does an increasing sample size cause changes in the characteristics of the sampling distribution shown below? If so, specifically how does the sampling distribution change?
a)The mean of the sampling distribution of  b)The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of  c)The shape of the sampling distribution of

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The Answer is a)As the sample size increases,

a)As the sample size increases, stays the same. b)As the sample size increases, will decrease. c)As the sample size increases, the distribution of becomes less skewed and more normal.

stays the same.
b)As the sample size increases, a)As the sample size increases, stays the same. b)As the sample size increases, will decrease. c)As the sample size increases, the distribution of becomes less skewed and more normal.

will decrease.
c)As the sample size increases, the distribution of a)As the sample size increases, stays the same. b)As the sample size increases, will decrease. c)As the sample size increases, the distribution of becomes less skewed and more normal.

becomes less skewed and more normal.

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