Suppose a population has a mean weight of 180 pounds and a standard deviation of 25 pounds. a sample of 100 items is drawn from this population. what is the standard error of the mean?

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Suppose a population has a mean weight of 180 pounds and a standard deviation of 25 pounds. a sample of 100 items is drawn from this population. what is the standard error of the mean?
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Solution: We are given:

μ=180,σ=25,n=100

Therefore the standard error of the mean is

[tex] \frac{standard deviation}{\sqrt{n}} [/tex]

[tex] \frac{25}{\sqrt{100}} [/tex]

[tex] 2.5 [/tex]