Which of the following is a characteristic of a population mean?
A) It will always be larger than the mean of a sample selected from that population.
B) It will always be larger than the population median.
C) It will usually differ in value from the mean of a sample selected from that population.
D) It will always be smaller than the population median.

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The population mean will usually differ in value from the mean of a sample selected from that population due to sampling variability. It is not always larger than the sample mean or the population median, nor is it always smaller than the population median.

Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of a Population