The sampling distribution of the mean contains
A)raw scores from all members of the population.
B)the standard deviations computed from all possible random samples from a population.
C)the means of all possible random samples of a given size from a population.
D)a distribution of the standard error of the mean.

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The sampling distribution of the mean represents the distribution of means of all possible random samples of a given size from a population. Therefore, option C is the best choice. Option A is incorrect as it refers to raw scores, not means. Option B is incorrect as it refers to the standard deviation of all possible random samples, not just the means. Option D is incorrect as it refers to the standard error of the mean, which is a measure of the variability of the sample means, rather than a distribution of the means themselves.

The Sampling Distribution of the Mean Contains