The concept that allows us to draw conclusions about the population based strictly on sample data without having any knowledge about the distribution of the underlying population is
A) the central limit theorem.
B) the standard error of the mean.
C) the normal distribution.
D) the standard deviation.
E) the variance.

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The central limit theorem allows us to make inferences about the population based on sample data without having to know anything about the population distribution. This is because the theorem states that regardless of the population distribution, the distribution of sample means will become normal as the sample size increases.

The Concept That Allows Us to Draw Conclusions About the Population