A Sample of 24 Observations Is Taken from a Population $\bar { X }$

Multiple Choice

A sample of 24 observations is taken from a population that has 150 elements. The sampling distribution of $\bar { X }$ is _____.

A) approximately normal because $\bar { X }$ is always approximately normally distributed
B) approximately normal because the sample size is large in comparison to the population size
C) approximately normal because of the central limit theorem
D) normal if the population is normally distributed