Chapter 7 Variation in

Repeated Samples-
Sampling Distribution

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2: The Sampling Distribution of
A Statistic
The fact that the value of the sample mean, or
any other statistic, will vary as the sampling
process is repeated is a key concept. Because
any statistic varies from sample to sample, it is a
random variable and has its own probability
distribution.

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Example 1
A population consists of three housing units,
where the value of X, the number of rooms for
rent in each unit, is shown in the following slide.
Consider drawing a random sample of size 2 with
replacement. That is, we select a unit at random,
put it back, and then select another unit at
random. Denote by X1 and X2 the observation of
X obtained in the first and second drawing,
respectively. Find the sampling distribution of
X1  X 2
X 
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Table 7.1 (p. 263)
The Population Distribution

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Table 7.2 (p. 264)
The Probability Distribution ofX  ( X 1  X 2 ) / 2
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Figure 7.1 (p. 264)
Idea of a sampling distribution.
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Box on Page 265
Random sample of size n from the population distribution

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3: Distribution of the sample Mean
and the Central Limit Theorem

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Box on Page 272
X is Normal When Sampling from a Normal Population
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 Very Very Important

Box on Page 273

Central Limit Theorem
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Example 6
Consider a population with mean 82 and
standard deviation 12.
a) If a random sample of size 64 is selected,
what is the probability that the sample mean
will lie between 80.8 and 83.2?
b) With a random sample of size 100, what is
the probability that the sample mean will lie
between 80.8 and 83.2?

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Figure on Page 276
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