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CH 07
CH 07
SAMPLING
DISTRIBUTIONS
5! 5 4 3 2 1
5 C3 10
3!(5 3)! 3 2 1 2 1
That is, the mean score estimated from the sample is 1.07
higher than the mean score of the population.
70 82 95
x 82.33
3
Also,
Nonsampling error Incorrect x Correct x
82.33 81.67 .66
x
N n
x
n N 1
x x
2. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of x
decreases as the sample size increases.
x $27.50
3.70
x $.676
n 30
x $27.50
3.70
x $.427
n 75
x $27.50
3.70
x $.262
n 200
x and x
n
x 1020
153
x 38.250
n 16
x 1020
153
x 4.838
n 1000
x $1550
225
x $41.079
n 30
x $1550
225
x $22.500
n 100
x 32 ounces
.3
x .06708204 ounce
n 20
x
z
x
P(
x ≤ $397.50) = P (z ≤ -1.35) = .0885
X x
p and pˆ
N n
X 563,282
p .71
N 789,654
x 158
ˆ
p .66
n 240
p = 3 / 5 = .60
5! 5 4 3 2 1
Total number of samples 5C3 10
3!(5 3)! 3 2 1 2 1
pˆ p
pq
pˆ
n
where p is the population proportion, q = 1 – p , and n is the
sample size. This formula is used when n/N ≤ .05, where N is
the population size.
pq N n
pˆ
n N 1
N n
where the factor is called the finite- population
N 1
correction factor.
We can infer from the central limit theorem that the sampling
distribution of p̂ is approximately normal.
pq (.53)(.47)
p p .53 and pˆ .02495496
n 400