The standard error of the mean will always be ____ the standard deviation for a distribution of individual scores.
A)smaller than
B)larger than
C)the same as
D)the same as or larger than

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The standard error of the mean (SEM) is calculated by dividing the standard deviation (SD) by the square root of the sample size (n). Therefore, the SEM will always be smaller than the SD because the square root of n is always greater than one (assuming a sample size of at least 2).

The Standard Error of the Mean Will Always Be ____