Exercise #8

 

When comparing the size of the standard error of the mean with the size of the population standard deviation,

 

Choose the BEST answer from the options presented below.

 

the standard error of the mean if always smaller.
the standard error of the mean is always larger.
the standard error is sometimes smaller and sometimes larger depending on sample size.
the standard error is only smaller than the population standard deviation when the population follows a Poisson distribution.