The mean number of pets owned by the population of students at a large high school is 3.2 pets per student with a standard deviation of 1.7 pets. A random sample of 16 students will be selected and the mean number of pets for the sample will be calculated. What is the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean for samples of size 16 ?

A) 1.7

B) 3.2

3.216√

the fraction 3.2 over the square root of 16

C

1.716√

the fraction 1.7 over the square root of 16

D

1.716−−−√