Sampling

Distribution of
Sample
Means
OBJECTIVES
• 1. Illustrate random sampling
• 2. Distinguish between parameter
and statistics; and
• 3. Construct Sampling Distribution
of Sample Means.
BLOOD TYPES FREQUENCY
A 5
AB 6
B 5
O 9
1. 7.4
2. 7.7
3. 7
4. 15.6
5. 22. 1
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARAMETERS AND
STATISTICS?

PARAMETERS a descriptive measures

computed from population.
STATISTICS a descriptive measures
computed from a sample.

POPULATION SAMPLE?
How many different samples of size n = 3 can be selected
from a population with the following sizes?

NOTE: The number of samples of size n that can be drawn from a population of
size N is given by

1.N = 4 4
2.N = 8 56

3.N = 20 1140

4.N = 50 19600
Given the steps in Constructing the Sampling Distribution of the
Means.

1. Determine the number of possible samples that can be drawn from the
population using the formula:
where N = size of the population
n = size of the sample
2. List all the possible samples and compute the mean of each sample.
3. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means obtained in
Step
2.
Follow the steps in Construct the Sampling Distribution of Sample Means in the
population consists of the numbers 2, 4, 9, 10 and 5. Consider sample size of 3 that can
be drawn from this population.
STEP 1. Determine the possible samples using the formula 10
STEP 2. List all the possible samples and the corresponding mean.
SAMPLE MEAN
2, 4, 9 5.00
3. Construct the Sampling Distribution of Sample Means.
Sample Mean Frequency Probability P()

4. Draw a histogram of the sampling distribution of the means.

What is Sampling Distribution of Sample Means?
A sampling distribution of sample means is frequency distribution using
the means computed from all possible random samples of a specific
size taken from a population.
What are the difference between statistics and parameters?
Parameters is a descriptive measures computed from a population
while statistics is a descriptive measures computed from a sample.

What are the steps in constructing Sampling Distribution of Sample Means ?

STEP 1. Determine the possible samples using the formula
STEP 2. List all the possible samples and the corresponding mean.
STEP 3. Construct the Sampling Distribution of Sample Means.
STEP 4. Draw a histogram of the sampling distribution of the means.
QUIZ!
A population consists of the five numbers 2, 3, 6, 8, and
11. Consider samples of size 2 that can be drawn from
this population. Construct a Sampling Distribution of the
Sample Means.
ASSIGNMENT:

Form a group of six students. Get the weight of each

member of the group. Consider samples of size 4 that can be
drawn from this population.

1. how many possible samples can be drawn?

2. List all possible samples and the corresponding means.
3. Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means.
4. Draw the histogram for the sampling distribution of the
sample means.