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I. Know Me First!
Do you cook or at least see somebody cooking? Say for example in cooking chicken
adobo, what do we do after adding ingredients like salt and spices? Is it not that we mix
all ingredients well? What do we do to tell that our menu is already done? Do we eat
everything just to tell it is delicious and is ready to serve? No, right? We just get a small
amount of its soup using a spoon and taste it.
For you to understand this lesson better, think this way: the chicken adobo
represents the population, that portion of the menu used for tasting represents the
sample, and the process of getting that portion using a spoon represents the sampling
method.
When we do research, we often use the sample instead of the population. Say for
example, we want to determine the income of all people living in Iloilo City. The
population in this research will be all people in Iloilo City. Can you imagine how tasking,
time-consuming, and costly will it be in interviewing these people? To make things
easier, we can just determine few people from each barangay to be our sample. By
doing so, we can save time, money, and energy.
In determining our samples, we need to be fair, that is by giving each member of
the population a chance to be chosen as a sample. This is what we call random
sampling. Can you think of a way how to identify the samples fairly? Maybe you are
thinking of doing it just like in a lottery wherein each name will be written in a strip of
paper, roll and place this paper inside the box. After which, shake the box and draw the
names of the samples. Yes, that is only one way of doing that. Can you give other ways?
DEFINITION:
Population – is the entire group you want to study and draw conclusions from.
Sample – the portion of the population from where observations and data are gathered
from, which represents the population.
Random Sampling – is a sampling method which allows an equal probability for each
member of the population to be part of the sample.
Answer: The samples of size 2 from the population consists of numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are
(1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (3,4), (3,5), (4,5).
Questions to Ponder:
1. From the population with members 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, how many samples of size 2 were
formed?
Answers: There are 10 samples.
2. How will we know that we got the correct number of samples?
Answer: We will use the formula for finding the number of combinations. That is by
𝑁!
using the formula: N𝐶𝑛 = 𝑛!(𝑁−𝑛)! where N represents the population size
and n represents the sample size.
𝑁!
3. How do we use the formula N𝐶𝑛 = 𝑛!(𝑁−𝑛)!?
Answer: First determine the values of N and n. From example 1, N=5 and n=2.
Substitute these values in the formula that is,
5! 5∙4∙3∙2∙1
5𝐶2 = 2!(5−2)! = (2∙1)(3)! (Cancel out common factors.)
5∙4∙3
5𝐶2 = (3∙2∙1) (Multiply the remaining factors and divide.)
20
5𝐶2 = = 10
2
Example 2. Give all the samples of size 3 from the population which consists of 1,2,3,4,5.
Solution: To be able to find all random samples, let us determine first how many samples
do we need to form. Follow the steps below.
1. Determine the value of N and n.
N=5 n=3
𝑁!
2. Substitute these values in the formula N𝐶𝑛 = 𝑛!(𝑁−𝑛)! and solve.
5! 5∙4∙3∙2∙1 20 20
5𝐶3 = 3!(5−3)! = (3∙2∙1)(2)! = 2∙1 = = 10
2
Answer: The samples of size 3 from the population consists of 1,2,3,4,5 are (1,2,3), (1,2,4),
(1,2,5), (1,3,4), (1,3,5), (1,4,5), (2,3,4), (2,3,5), (2,4,5), (3,4,5).
Example 3. Determine all the samples of size 5 from the population that consists of
measurements 4,9,5,1,6,7,10.
Solution: Follow the steps given below:
1. Determine the value of N and n.
N=7 n=5
𝑁!
2. Substitute these values in the formula N𝐶𝑛 = 𝑛!(𝑁−𝑛)! and solve.
7! 7∙6∙5∙4∙3∙2∙1 42 42
7𝐶5 = 5!(7−5)! = (5∙4∙3∙2∙1)(2)! = 2∙1 = = 21
2
Answer: The samples of size 5 from the population consists of 4,9,5,1,6,7,10 are
(4,9,5,1,6), (4,9,5,1,7), (4,9,5,1,10), (4,9,1,6,7), (4,9,1,6,10), (4,9,1,7,10),
(4,9,5,6,7), (4,9,5,6,10), (4,9,5,7,10), (4,9,6,7,10), (4,5,1,6,7), (4,5,1,6,10),
(4,5,1,7,10), (4,5,6,7,10), (4,1,6,7,10), (9,5,1,6,7), (9,5,1,6,10), (9,5,1,7,10),
(9,5,6,7,10), (9,1,6,7,10), (5,1,6,7,10).
Things to Remember in Determining the Samples of Size n from the Given Population
of Size N:
1. Identify the values of N and n.
2. Determine the number of samples by substituting the values on N and n in the
𝑁!
formula N𝐶𝑛 = 𝑛!(𝑁−𝑛)! .
3. List down all samples.
Did you get all the correct answers? If you did, congratulations! You are now ready to take
your examination. But if you did not, please take some time to redo your practice exercises.
IV. Take Me In
Instruction: Reflect on the following questions and write your answer on your paper.
1. What have you learned from the activity?
2. By doing this activity, were you able to develop something like good values in you? If
yes, please tell what this is and how did this activity help you in developing this
value.
3. Cite a situation in your life where you can use what you have learned from this
activity.
Lesson 2: Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
Learning Competencies
1. Distinguishes between parameter and statistic. M11/12SP-IIId-3
2. Identifies sampling distribution of statistics (sample mean). M11/12SP-IIId-4
I. Know Me First!
Can you still remember how to determine all samples of size n from a
population of size N? You can and you must because this skill is necessary for you to
successfully learn this next lesson.
Say for example, determine all samples of size 3 from a population which
consists of observations 2,3,1,4. Write the answers in your notebook. Now, check your
answers. Remember that we need to determine first the values of N and n which are 4
𝑁!
and 3, respectively. Now substitute these values in the formula N𝐶𝑛 = . That is,
𝑛!(𝑁−𝑛)!
4!
4𝐶3 = 3!(4−3)!. Solving this will give 4. Now, determine all 4 samples of size 3. These are
(2,3,1), (2,3,4), (2,1,4), and (3,1,4). Did you get all samples? If you did, you are now
ready for this lesson but if you did not, have some time to review lesson 1. Remember
that the numbers in each sample may come in different orders. For example, (2,3,1) and
(1,2,3) are the same because they have the same elements.
In your notebook, compute the mean of the population which consists of
observations 2,3,1,4. Remember that to compute the mean, simply find the average
by adding all observations then divide the sum by the number of observations. That is
2+3+1+4
𝜇= = 2.5. This measurement is an example of a parameter. Now, compute
4
the mean of all samples of size 3 that can be formed from this population. The means
7 8
are 2, 3, 3, and 3. These values are examples of a statistic. What is a parameter and a
statistic?
Definition:
Mean – is the average of all data, obtained by adding all values in the given set and
dividing this sum by the total frequency.
Parameter (parameters in plural form)– this is a measurement taken from the
population. Examples are population mean and population standard deviation.
Statistic (statistics in plural form) – this is the measurement taken from a sample. It is
used to estimate a parameter. Examples are sample mean and sample standard
deviation.
Sampling Distribution of Sample Means – is a frequency distribution using the means
computed from all possible random samples of size n taken from a population of
size N.
Symbols:
𝜇 – represents the mean of the population.
𝑋 – represents the mean of the sample.
𝜎 – represents the population standard deviation.
𝑠 – represents the sample standard deviation.
Example 1. A certain population has a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 6.5. 100
samples were randomly chosen from this population and obtained a mean of 74
and a standard deviation of 8. Determine the parameter and the statistic?
Answer: The parameters are 𝜇 = 80 and 𝜎 = 6.5 and the statistics are 𝑋 = 74 and
𝑠 = 8.
Example 2. Given the population which consists of 1,2,3,4,5, fill in the table that follows
by
a. writing all the samples of size 2 in column 1 (see Example 1, Lesson 1); and by
b. writing the means of each sample in column 2.
Answer:
Samples of size 2 Sample Means
n=2 X
1,2 1+2
= 1.5
2
1,3 1+3
=2
2
1,4 1+4
= 2.5
2
1,5 1+5
=3
2
2,3 2+3
= 2.5
2
2,4 2+4
=3
2
2,5 2+5
= 3.5
2
3,4 3+4
= 3.5
2
3,5 3+5
=4
2
4,5 4+5
= 4.5
2
Example 3. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means in Example 2. Remember
to arrange the values from least to greatest.
Means Frequency
X f
1.5 1
2 1
2.5 2
3 2
3.5 2
4 1
4.5 1
Total 10
This table is the frequency distribution of the sample means and is called the sampling
distribution of the sample means.
Example 4. Construct the probability distribution of the sample means. Remember that the
probability is calculated by dividing the frequency of the mean by the total frequency.
Means Probability
X P( X )
1.5 1
= 0.1
10
2 1
= 0.1
10
2.5 2
= 0.2
10
3 2
= 0.2
10
3.5 2
= 0.2
10
4 1
= 0.1
10
4.5 1
= 0.1
10
Total 10
= 1.0
10
This table is a probability distribution of the sample means and is also called the sampling
distribution of the sample means.
Notice that Examples 1-4 discusses how to construct a sampling distribution of sample
means. Can you identify the steps?
Steps in Constructing the Sampling Distribution of the Sample Means
1. Determine all samples of size n that can be formed from a population of size N
(discussed in Lesson 1).
2. Compute the mean of each sample (Example 2).
3. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means (Example 3).
4. Construct the probability distribution of the sample means (Example 4).
Example 5. Consider all samples of size 5 taken from the population consists of 4,9,5,1,6,7,10.
Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means.
Solution:
Step 1. List down all samples of size 5 (see example 3, lesson1). Calculate the mean of each
sample.
Samples of size 5 Sample Means ( X)
4,9,5,1,6 5
4,9,5,1,7 5.2
4,9,5,1,10 5.8
4,9,1,6,7 5.4
4,9,1,6,10 6
4,9,1,7,10 6.2
4,9,5,6,7 6.2
4,9,5,6,10 6.8
4,9,5,7,10 7
4,9,6,7,10 7.2
4,5,1,6,7 4.6
4,5,1,6,10 5.2
4,5,1,7,10 5.4
4,5,6,7,10 6.4
4,1,6,7,10 5.6
9,5,1,6,7 5.6
9,5,1,6,10 6.2
9,5,1,7,10 6.4
9,5,6,7,10 7.4
9,1,6,7,10 6.6
5,1,6,7,10 5.8
Step 2. Arrange the means from least to greatest. Construct the sampling distribution
(frequency and probability distribution) of the sample means.
Sample Means Frequency Probability
X f P( X )
1
4.6 1 =0.048
21
1
5 1 =0.048
21
2
5.2 2 =0.095
21
2
5.4 2 =0.095
21
2
5.6 2 =0.095
21
2
5.8 2 =0.095
21
1
6 1 =0.048
21
3
6.2 3 =0.143
21
2
6.4 2 =0.095
21
1
6.6 1 =0.048
21
1
6.8 1 =0.048
21
1
7 1 =0.048
21
1
7.2 1 =0.048
21
1
7.4 1 =0.048
21
21
Total 21 =1.000
21
Step 2. Arrange the sample means from least to greatest and construct the sampling distribution of the
sample means.
Did you get all the correct answers? If you did, congratulations! You are now ready to take
your examination. But if you did not, please take some time to redo your practice exercises.
I. Know Me First!
In the previous lesson, you were able to construct the sampling distribution of the
sample means. Can you still remember the steps? You must because constructing the
sampling distribution of the sample means is a skill necessary for this lesson.
After constructing the sampling distribution of the sample means, we are now to
compute its mean and compare it with the mean of the population. Remember that when
we say mean, it is simply the average of the data.
Definition:
Mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means – the average of all sample means.
Symbol:
𝜇 – denotes the mean of the population
𝑋 – denotes the mean of the samples
𝜇𝑋 – denotes the mean of the sampling distribution of means
n – total frequency
Formula:
- read as “the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample
σ[𝒇𝑿]
𝝁𝑿 = means is equal to the summation of the product of the sample
𝒏
mean ( 𝑋 ) and its corresponding frequency (f) divided by the
or total frequency (n)”.
- read as “the mean of the sampling distribution of sample
𝝁𝑿 = [𝑿 ∙ 𝑷(𝑿)] means is equal to the summation of the products of the
means and their corresponding probability”.
Example1. Considering all random samples of size 2 that can be formed from the population
which consists of measurements 1,2,3,4,5, compute the means of the sampling
distribution of the sample means.
Solution 1: By using the frequency distribution of the sample means.
Step 1. Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means (see Example 3, Lesson 2).
Means Frequency fX
X f (Product of 1 &2nd columns)
st
1.5 1 1.5
2 1 2
2.5 2 5
3 2 6
Add.
3.5 2 7
4 1 4
4.5 1 4.5
Total n=10 σ 𝑋 =30
Step 2. Apply the formula in finding the mean of the sampling distribution of means.
σ 𝒇𝑿 30
𝝁𝑿 = = =3
𝒏 10
Means Probability X . P( X)
X P( X ) P 1st & 2nd columns
Product of
1.5 0.1 0.15
2 0.1 0.20
2.5 0.2 0.50
3 0.2 0.60 Add.
3.5 0.2 0.70
4 0.1 0.40
4.5 0.1 0.45
Total 1.0 σ[𝑋 ∙ 𝑃(𝑋)] =3.00
Step 2. Apply the formula:
𝝁𝑿 = [𝑿 ∙ 𝑷(𝑿)]= 3
4.6+5+10.4+10.8+11.2+11.6+6+18.6+12.8+6.6+6.8+7+7.2+7.4
= 21
126
= =6
21
Questions to Ponder:
1. Examine the population in Example 1. What is its mean?
2. What is the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means discussed in
Example 1?
3. Compare the mean of the population and the mean of the sampling distribution of the
sample means in Example 1.
4. Examine the population in Example 2. What is its mean?
5. What is the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means discussed in
Example 2?
6. Compare the mean of the population and the mean of the sampling distribution of the
sample means in Example 2.
7. Based on your answers from questions 1 to 6, make a generalization stating the
relationship between the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means and
the mean of the population.
Remember: The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means is equal to mean of
the population, denoted by 𝝁 = 𝝁𝑿 .
II. Try Me Out!
Answer the following in your study notebook.
1. A certain population has a mean of 80. Determine the means of the sampling
distribution of means by considering all random samples from this population.
2. A population which consists of five measurements 1,3,5,7,9. Construct the sampling
distribution of the sample means and compute its mean.
Check your solution:
1. The mean of the sampling distribution of sample means is also 80 because 𝜇 = 𝜇𝑋 .
2. The sampling distribution of the sample mean is:
Sample Means Frequency Probability
X f P( X )
4 1 0.2
4.5 1 0.2
5 1 0.2
5.5 1 0.2
6 1 0.2
Total 5 1.0
Did you get all the correct answers? If you did, congratulations! You are now ready to take
your examination. But if you did not, please take some time to redo your practice exercises.
References:
Belecina, R. et.al. (2016). Statistics and Probability. First Edition. Rex Book Store, Inc.
CHED. Statistics and Probability. Pasig City: Department of Education - Bureau of Learning Resources, 2016
Department of Education. Most Essential Learning Competencies SY 2020-2021