Which is not a characteristic of the random sampling distribution of means?
A) its mean is the same as the mean of the population of scores
B) its standard deviation is greater than that of the population of scores
C) it tends to resemble the normal curve irrespective of the shape of the population of scores
D) its standard deviation changes with variation in sample size

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The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of means, known as the standard error, is actually less than the standard deviation of the population of scores and decreases as the sample size increases.

Which Is Not a Characteristic of the Random Sampling Distribution