The Central Limit Theorem states that the sampling distribution of the sample mean is approximately normal under certain conditions. Which of the following is a necessary condition for the Central Limit Theorem to be used?
A) The sample size must be large .
B) The population from which we are sampling must be normally distributed.
C) The population size must be large .
D) The population from which we are sampling must not be normally distributed.

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The Central Limit Theorem requires a large sample size for the sampling distribution of the sample mean to be approximately normal, regardless of the population's distribution.

The Central Limit Theorem States That the Sampling Distribution of the Sample