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In the limit, as the sample size becomes large, the sum (or the
mean) of
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a set of independent measurements will have a normal distribution,
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irrespective of the distribution of the raw data.
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If there is a population which has a mean of mand a standard deviation
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of s, then the distribution of its
sampling means will have:
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a mean m x = m,
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a standard
deviation sx = s/(N)1/2 = standard error of the mean
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