The bootstrap distribution for means calculated from a large number of resamples should be ______.
A)Normal
B)T
C)binomial
D)No distribution assumption is required.

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The Central Limit Theorem states that the distribution of sample means tends towards a normal distribution as sample size increases. Since a large number of resamples are taken in the bootstrap method, the resulting distribution of means should also tend towards normality.

The Bootstrap Distribution for Means Calculated from a Large Number