The advantage of a large sample size, like those used in polls, is that they
A) increase the score needed for a significant result.
B) increase the probability of a Type I error.
C) decrease the standard deviation of the distribution of means.
D) decrease the probability of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis.
Answer: C
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