Estimating the standard error of the mean

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Answer the following questions in one or two well-constructed sentences.

A. What happens to the standard error of the mean if the sample size is increased?

B. What happens to the distribution of the sample means if the sample size in increased?

C. When using the distribution of sample means to estimate the population mean, what is the benefit of using larger sample sizes?

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