问题
单项选择题
The sample mean is a consistent estimator of the population mean because the:（）
A. expected value of the sample mean is equal to the population mean.
B. sampling distribution of the sample mean has the smallest variance of any other unbiased estimators of the population mean.
C. sample mean provides a more accurate estimate of the population mean as the sample size increases.
答案
参考答案：C
解析：
A consistent estimator provides a more accurate estimate of the parameter as the sample size increases.