sample of 100 scores has a mean of 58, a variance of 160, and an estimated standard error of 4. Which of these values is guaranteed to increase if the sample size is decreased to 10? a. none of these is likely to be changed very much by decreasing n.   b. the value of the variance   c. the value of the mean   d. the value of the standard error

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A sample of 100 scores has a mean of 58, a variance of 160, and an estimated standard error of 4. Which of these values is guaranteed to increase if the sample size is decreased to 10?

a.

none of these is likely to be changed very much by decreasing n.

  b.

the value of the variance

  c.

the value of the mean

  d.

the value of the standard error

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