FINDING THE MEAN

OF THE SAMPLING
DISTRIBUTION OF THE
SAMPLE MEANS
• Mean of the population µ
• Mean of the sampling distribution of the
sample means
• Variance of the population
• Variance of the sampling distribution of the
sample mean
• Standard deviation of the population σ
• Standard deviation of the sampling
distribution of the sample mean
 FINDING THE MEAN OF THE POPULATION (µ)
AND
THE MEAN OF THE SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF THE
SAMPLE MEANS (µX)

µ= = ∑[ ▪ P()]
SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF
POPULATION THE SAMPLE MEANS
EXAMPLE 1. The three students of Arellano University have the
allowances P4, P6, P8, in hundreds. A sample size 2 is to be taken from
this population
SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAMPLE MEANS
MEAN (X) PROBABILITY P()
5 1/3
6 1/3
7 1/3
a. Compute the mean of the population
µ= =
µ =
µ =6
b. Compute the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample
means
µX = ∑[X ▪ P(X)]

MEAN (X) PROBABILITY P(Ẋ) X ▪ P(X)

5 1/3 5/3
6 1/3 6/3
7 1/3 7/3

µX = ∑[X ▪ P(X)]
µX = 5/3 + 6/3 + 7/3
µX = 18/3
µX = 6
EXAMPLE 2. The following table gives the monthly salaries (in
thousands of pesos) of 4 officers in a government office. Suppose that
random sample size 2 are taken from this population of 4 officers.
OFFICER SALARY
A 4
B 6
C 8
D 10
a. Compute the mean of the population
µ= =
µ =
µ =7
 SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAMPLE MEANS
MEAN PROBABILITY P(Ẋ) X ▪ P(X)
5 1/6 5/6
6 1/6 6/6
7 2/6 14/6
8 1/6 8/6
9 1/6 9/6

µX = ∑[X ▪ P(X)]
µX = 5/6 + 6/6 + 14/6 + 8/6 + 9/6
µX = 42/6
µX = 7
EXAMPLE 3. The 5 students of Access Computer College have the
allowances P10, P12, P14, P16, and P18. A sample size 2 is to be taken
from this population
SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAMPLE MEANS
MEAN (X) PROBABILITY P(Ẋ)
11 1/10
12 1/10
13 2/10
14 2/10
15 2/10
16 1/10
17 1/10
a. Compute the mean of the population
µ= =
µ=
µ = 14
 
b. Compute the mean of the sampling distribution of the
sample means
µX = ∑[X ▪ P(X)]
µX = 14
EXAMPLE 4. The 4 students of Access Computer College have the
allowances P3, P6, P9, and P12. A sample size 3 is to be taken from
this population
 
SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF THE SAMPLE MEANS
MEAN PROBABILITY P(Ẋ)
6 1/4
7 1/4
8 1/4
9 1/4
a. Compute the mean of the population
µ= =
µ=
µ = 7.5
 
b. Compute the mean of the sampling distribution of the
sample means
µX = ∑[X ▪ P(X)]
µX = 7.5
 FINDING THE VARIANCE AND THE STANDARD
DEVIATION OF THE POPULATION
 
VARIANCE STANDARD DEVIATION

σ = -
2
σ=
The FINITE POPULATION CORRECTION FACTOR is
used for computing the standard error of the mean from
a finite population. It is given by the expression:

The correction factor is necessary if relatively large

samples are taken from a small population, because the
sample mean will then more accurately estimate the
population mean and there will be less error in the
estimation.
EXAMPLE 1. The three students of Arellano University have the
allowances P4, P6, P8, in hundreds. A sample size 2 is to be taken
from this population
 
a. Compute the variance and the standard deviation of the population
X X2 σ2 = -
4 16 σ2 = -
6 36
σ2 = -
8 64
= 18 = 116 σ2 = 2.67
σ = 1.63
0.815
EXAMPLE 2. The following table gives the monthly salaries (in
thousands of pesos) of 4 officers in a government office. Suppose that
random sample size 2 are taken from this population of 4 officers.
OFFICER SALARY
A 4
B 6
C 8
D 10
a. Compute the variance and the standard deviation of
the population
X X2 σ = -
2
4 16
σ = -
2
6 36
σ2 = -
8 64
σ =5
2
10 100
= 28 = 216
σ = 2.24
1.29
EXAMPLE 3. The 5 students of Access Computer College have the
allowances P10, P12, P14, P16, and P18. A sample size 2 is to be taken
from this population
a. Compute the variance and the standard deviation of the population
X X2 σ2 = -
10 100 σ2 = -
12 144 σ2 = -
14 196 σ =8
2
16 256 σ = 2.83
18 324
= 70 = 1020
1.73
EXAMPLE 4. The 4 students of Access Computer College have the
allowances P3, P6, P9, and P12. A sample size 3 is to be taken from this
population
 

a. Compute the variance and the standard deviation of the population

X X 2 σ2 = -
3 9 σ2 = -
σ2 = -
6 36
σ2 = 11.25
9 81
σ = 3.35
12 144
= 30 = 270
1.12
EXAMPLE 5. The following table gives the monthly salary of the 6
employees of a certain supermarket (in thousands of pesos). Suppose
that random of sample of size 4 are taken from this population of six
employees. EMPLOYEE SALARY
A 8
B 12
C 16
D 20
E 24
F 28
a. Compute the variance and the standard deviation of the
population
X X2 σ = -
2

8 64 σ = -
2
12 144 σ = -
2
16 256
20 σ = 46.67
2
400
24 576 σ = 6.83
28 784
= 108 = 2224
2.49
Properties of the Mean and Variance of Sampling
Distributions of Sample Means
1. The mean of the sample means will be the
same as the population mean.
2. The variance or standard deviation of the
sample means will be smaller than the variance
or standard deviation of the population.