If you were to calculate the mean from a frequency distribution and compare it with the true mean calculated from the original data, which of the following would be most likely to happen?    A. Equal to the true mean   B. Larger than the true mean   C. Smaller than the true mean   D. Equally likely to be above or below the true mean

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If you were to calculate the mean from a frequency distribution and compare it with the true mean calculated from the original data, which of the following would be most likely to happen? 
 
A. Equal to the true mean
 
B. Larger than the true mean
 
C. Smaller than the true mean
 
D. Equally likely to be above or below the true mean
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