Which of the following statements is true?
A) The mean of a population will always be larger than the population standard deviation.
B) The mean of the population will generally be larger than the mean of the sample selected from that population.
C) The population mean and a sample mean for a sample selected from that population will usually be different values.
D) The population mean and sample mean will always be identical.

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The population mean and a sample mean for a sample selected from that population will usually be different due to sampling variability, although they may be close if the sample is representative and large enough. Statements A, B, and D are not necessarily true and depend on specific circumstances.

Which of the Following Statements Is True