Which of the following accurately describes a sampling distribution of the mean?
A)It is the mean of any one sample from a group of related populations of different sizes.
B)It is the mean of any one sample from a group of samples of varying sizes from a population.
C)It is the mean of half the samples from a related group of populations.
D)It is the means of all possible samples of a fixed size n from a group of population.

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A sampling distribution of the mean is the distribution of all possible sample means of a fixed sample size taken from a population. Therefore, option D accurately describes a sampling distribution of the mean as the means of all possible samples of a fixed size n from a group of populations.

Which of the Following Accurately Describes a Sampling Distribution of the Mean