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QuizMultiple Choice

Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean

Question 3 • NC-Math 4

A teacher knows that scores on one of her tests are heavily left skewed, with a mean score of 78 and a standard deviation of 18. She randomly selects 15 grades and records the mean score. What is the shape of the distribution of the sample mean for all possible random samples of size 15 from this population?

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