A sampling distribution of means is an approximately normal distribution
A)regardless of the shape of the raw score distribution.
B)only when the shape of the raw score distribution is approximately normal.
C)only when the raw score population mean is equal to the sample mean.
D)if an infinite number of samples is used.

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The Central Limit Theorem states that the sampling distribution of the sample means approaches a normal distribution as the sample size becomes large, regardless of the shape of the population distribution.

A Sampling Distribution of Means Is an Approximately Normal Distribution