Let assume that  x ̅ ~ N (50, 2) and x ~ N (50, 20), which of the two distributions above will have a narrower spread and why?     1. The population distribution because its standard deviation (2) is smaller than the other (20).   2. Both are same spread because their standard deviations are 50.   3. Both are same spread because their means are 50.   4. The sampling distribution because its standard deviation (2) is smaller than the other (20).

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Let assume that  x ̅ ~ N (50, 2) and x ~ N (50, 20),

which of the two distributions above will have a narrower spread and why?  

  1.

The population distribution because its standard deviation (2) is smaller than the other (20).

  2.

Both are same spread because their standard deviations are 50.

  3.

Both are same spread because their means are 50.

  4.

The sampling distribution because its standard deviation (2) is smaller than the other (20).

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