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1. Make a list of possible sample size of 2 that can be taken from this sets of
numbers.
possible samples
N=5 n=2
Sample no
= C²₅ = {5}{2} = 10 samples
(0,2)(0,4)(0,6)(0,8)(2,4)(2,6)(2,8)(4,6)(4,8)(6,8)
2. Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means for the size of 3 and the
standard error.
N=5 n=3
sample no
=C(³₅) ={5}{3} = 10 samples
No. Samples Means
1. 0, 2, 4 2.00
2. 0, 2, 6 2.67
3. 0, 2, 8 3.33
4. 0, 4, 6 3.33
5. 0, 4, 8 4.00
6. 0, 6, 8 4.67
7. 2, 4, 6 4.00
8. 2, 4, 8 4.67
9. 2, 6, 8 5.33
10. 4, 6, 8 6.00
Standard variation
σ = √17.33 − 4²
σ = 1.153
N=5 n=3
Sample no
C = ³₅ ={5}{3}=10 samples
(1,3,5)(1,3,7)(1,3,9)(1,5,7)(1,5,9)(1,7,9)(3,5,7)(3,5,9)(3,7,9)(5,7,9)(1,3,5)(1,3,7)(1,
3,9)(1,5,7)(1,5,9)(1,7,9)(3,5,7)(3,5,9)(3,7,9)(5,7,9)
2. Sampling distribution of the sample means for the size of 3 and the standard
error.
Standard variation
σ = √26.327 − 5²
σ = 1.152
X = μ = 45
= 1.667
3. What is the probability that this sample mean will be between 40 and 50?
40 − 45 𝑥−𝜇 50 − 45
=𝑃( < 𝜎 < )
10 10
√36 √𝑛 √36
𝑥− 𝜇
= 𝑃 (−3 < 𝑧 < 3) (∴ 𝜎 = 𝑧) = 0.9973 𝑏𝑦 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑧 𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒
√𝑛
4. The height of grade 1 pupils is are approximately normally distributed with µ = 45
inches and s = 2.
1. If an individual pupil is selected at random, what is the probability that he or she
has a height of 42 and 47?
Population mean 𝜇 = 45
Standard deviation 𝜎 = 2
𝑋− 𝜇 42 − 45
𝑍= 𝑍42 = = −1.5 𝑃42 = 0.06681
𝜎 2
47 − 45
𝑍47 = = 1.0 𝑃47 = 1 − 0.84134 𝑃47 = 0.15866
2
2. A class of 30 of these pupils is used as a sample. What is the probability that the
class mean is between 42 and 47?
42 − 45 47 − 45
= 𝑃( <𝑍< ) = 𝑃(−1.5 < 𝑍 < 1.0)
2 2
= 𝑃(𝑍 < 1.0) − 𝑃(𝑍 < −1.5)
= 0.77453
46 − 45
= 𝑃(𝑋 > 46) = 𝑃(𝑍 > )
2
= 0.30854
4. A class of 30 of these pupils is used as sample. What is the probability that the
class mean is greater than 46 inches?
46 − 45
𝑃(𝑋 > 46) = 𝑃(𝑍 > )
2
= 𝑃(𝑍 > 0.5) = 1 − 𝑃(𝑍 < 0.5)
= 0.30854