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A person asks, "what do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?" The 497 females who responded had a median of 2, mean of 3.02, and a standard deviation of 1.81. How do I find the point estimate of the mean and the standard error of the sample mean?

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The solution provides step by step method for the calculation of sampling distribution of sample mean . Formula for the calculation and Interpretations of the results are also included.

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