If a population standard deviation is computed to be 345, it will almost always be the case that a standard deviation computed from a random sample from that population will be larger than 345.

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The standard deviation of a sample is always smaller than the standard deviation of the population from which it was drawn. This is because the sample is only a subset of the population, and therefore it is less likely to contain the full range of values that are present in the population.

If a Population Standard Deviation Is Computed to Be 345