Given the same standard deviation for two different distributions, as the size of the sample decreases
A) the expected value increases.
B) the expected value also decreases.
C) the size of the standard error also decreases.
D) the size of the standard error increases.

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As the sample size decreases, the size of the standard error increases. This means that the estimates become less precise and more variable, leading to larger fluctuations in the expected value.

Given the Same Standard Deviation for Two Different Distributions, as the Size