Exercise

Standard deviation of the sampling distribution (2)

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution, also known as standard error, is affected by the values of:

The population standard deviation
The sample size of the samples taken from the population

What happens to the standard error when i) the standard deviation of the population becomes larger, ii) the size of the sample becomes larger

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Possible Answers

The standard error becomes larger. The standard error becomes smaller.
The standard error becomes smaller. The standard error becomes smaller.
The standard error becomes larger. The standard error becomes larger.
The standard error remains unaffected in both cases

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