If I continue to draw observations from a population and recalculate the mean each time I add an observation, the mean will approach _______ as the sample size increases.
A) its expected value
B) the true population mean
C) the median of the population if the population is symmetric
D) all of the above

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As the sample size increases, the sample mean will approach its expected value, which is the true population mean. If the population is symmetric, the mean and median are the same, so the sample mean will also approach the median of the population.

If I Continue to Draw Observations from a Population and Recalculate