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A survey researcher uses cluster sampling with mm units per cluster and an intra-class correlation ρ\rho. The design effect is Deff=1+(m1)ρDeff = 1 + (m-1)\rho. If ρ=0\rho = 0, what does this imply about the variance of the cluster sample mean compared to an SRS of the same size?