As sample size increases, a sampling distribution of the mean will approximate a normal distribution, regardless of the shape of the distribution of scores in the population. This characteristic of the sampling distribution of the mean is stated in the.
A)principle of normalcy
B)principle of empiricism
C)central limit theorem
D)independence theorem

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The characteristic described is known as the central limit theorem, which states that as sample size increases, the sampling distribution of the mean will become approximately normally distributed, regardless of the shape of the population distribution.

As Sample Size Increases, a Sampling Distribution of the Mean