A researcher selects a sample of 16 participants from a population with a variance of 4.What is the standard error of the mean?
A)less than 1
B)equal to 1
C)greater than 1
D)There is not enough information to answer this question.

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The standard error of the mean is calculated as the square root of the population variance divided by the sample size. Here, it is sqrt(4/16) = sqrt(0.25) = 0.5, which is less than 1.

A Researcher Selects a Sample of 16 Participants from a Population