Suppose a simple random sample of five hospitals is to be drawn from a population of 20 hospitals.There are 15,504 different samples of size 5 that can be drawn.The relative frequency distribution of the values of the mean of these 15,504 different samples would specify the ________ of the mean.
A)sampling distribution
B)normal distribution
C)confidence interval
D)confidence level

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The relative frequency distribution of the means of different samples is known as the sampling distribution of the mean. This distribution can be used to make inferences about the true population mean. Therefore, the correct choice is A, sampling distribution. B is incorrect as it assumes the population follows a normal distribution, which may not be the case. C and D do not relate to the concept of the distribution of the means.

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