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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean

Question 1 • NC-Math 4

Courtney would like to estimate the net worth of all people in the US. The distribution of net worth of people in the US is strongly skewed to the right. Courtney selects an SRS of size n = 15 from this population and calculates the sample mean. What is the shape of the distribution of the sample mean for all possible simple random samples of size 15 from this population?

Answer
A
skewed to the right
B
skewed to the left
C
approximately uniform
D
approximately Normal
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