In a two-tailed hypothesis test for a population mean, an increase in the sample size will:
A) have no effect on whether the null hypothesis is true or false.
B) have no effect on the significance level for the test.
C) result in a sampling distribution that has less variability.
D) All of the above are true.

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An increase in sample size does not change the truth of the null hypothesis (A), does not affect the predetermined significance level (B), and results in a sampling distribution with less variability due to the central limit theorem (C).

In a Two-Tailed Hypothesis Test for a Population Mean, an Increase