Three of the following factors are associated with a relatively small standard error of the mean.Which one is NOT?
A)Sample size is relatively large.
B)Sample standard deviation is relatively small.
C)The variance in the sample is relatively large.
D)The sample is highly representative of the population.

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The standard error of the mean decreases with a larger sample size, a smaller sample standard deviation, and when the sample is highly representative of the population. A relatively large variance in the sample would actually increase the standard error of the mean, not decrease it.

Three of the Following Factors Are Associated with a Relatively