As the sample size increases, the
A) standard deviation of the population decreases.
B) population mean increases.
C) standard error of the mean decreases.
D) standard error of the mean increases.

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As the sample size increases, the standard error (SE) of the mean decreases. This is because the SE is calculated as the standard deviation of the population divided by the square root of the sample size. As the sample size increases, the denominator (square root of the sample size) increases, resulting in a smaller value for the SE. The standard deviation of the population and the population mean are not directly affected by the sample size.

As the Sample Size Increases, the