A POLL OF 1300 RANDOMLY SELECTED STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH-8 WAS CONDUCTED AND FOUND THAT 54% ENJOY PLAYING SPORTS. WOULD CONFIDENCE IN THE RESULTS INCREASE IF THE SAMPLE SIZE WERE 3000 INSTEAD OF 1300? WHY OR WHY NOT?

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Standard Error of the mean (SEm) = SD/√n, so when n increases, SEm is reduced.