As the size of a sample (N) increases, the difference between the value of the sample standard deviation (s) and the population standard deviation (σ) calculated for the same set of data ______.

A) increases
B) decreases
C) stays the same
D) none of these

Sample Standard Deviation

A statistic measuring the dispersion or variability of a set of sample data points around the mean.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of all values in a population.

Sample Size

The number of observations or entities used in a study or experiment.