Which of the following statements is true?
A) The population mean will always be larger than the mean of a sample selected from that population.
B) The population mean will always be larger than the population median.
C) The population mean and the mean of a sample selected from that population will usually be different values.
D) The population mean will always be equal to the population median.
E) All of these.

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The population mean and the mean of a sample selected from that population will usually be different values. This is because the mean of a sample can vary due to random sampling variation, while the population mean represents the true average of the entire population. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they make overgeneralizations and do not hold true in all cases.

Which of the Following Statements Is True