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whendovescry
whendovescry asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 years ago

the standard deviation becomes larger as the sample size increases?

True or false

Thank you

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  • Leonard
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    If you really mean "std dev", nothing happens to it - it is unaffected by sample size - it is what is is.

    If you meant to ask about "standard error", then the statement is false, since the std error

    is the std dev s divided by sqrt(n) (square root of sample size)

  • jacob s
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    false

    decrease , because the variability becomes less & less

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