CENTRAL

LIMIT
THEOREM
 Central Limit Theorem

Central Limit Theorem

states that the sampling distribution of the mean
approaches a normal distribution, as the sample size
increases.
Standard Error of the Mean
measure of degree of accuracy of the sample mean µx
as an estimate of population mean µ.
It is also known as standard deviation of the sampling
distribution of sampling mean , denoted as σx.
Formula: σx =

Where: σ = population standard deviation

n = sample size
Activity 1:
Determine the standard error of the mean
for each of the following sample size n given
the population standard deviation of 30.
Round off your answer to the nearest
hundredths.
a.n = 5
b.n = 12
c.n = 28
d.n = 35
e.n = 40
Illustrative sample:
1. Assume that the variable is normally distributed, the
average time it takes a group senior high school students
to complete a certain examination is 46.2 minutes while
the standard deviation is 8 minutes. What is the
probability that a randomly selected senior high school
students will complete the examination I less than 43
minutes? Does it seem reasonable to that the mean of the
50 senior high school students could be less than 43
minutes?

a. If 50 randomly selected senior high school students take

the examination, what is the probability that the mean time it
takes the group to complete the test will be less than 43
 Table 1. Approximate Cumulative Areas for the
Standard Normal Distribution
z Area z Area z Area z Area
-3.0 .001 -1.5 .067 0.0 .500 1.5 .933
-2.9 .002 -1.4 .081 0.1 .540 1.6 .945
-2.8 .003 -1.3 .097 0.2 .579 1.7 .955
-2.7 .004 -1.2 .115 0.3 .618 1.8 .964
-2.6 .005 -1.1 .136 0.4 .655 1.9 .971
-2.5 .006 -1.0 .159 0.5 .692 2.0 .977
-2.4 .008 -0.9 .184 0.6 .726 2.1 .982
-2.3 .011 -0.8 .212 0.7 .758 2.2 .986
-2.2 .014 -0.7 .242 0.8 .788 2.3 .989
-2.1 .018 -0.6 .274 0.9 .816 2.4 .992
-2.0 .023 -0.5 .309 1.0 .841 2.5 .994
-1.9 .029 -0.4 .345 1.1 .864 2.6 .995
-1.8 .036 -0.3 .382 1.2 .885 2.7 .997
-1.7 .045 -0.2 .421 1.3 .903 2.8 .997
-1.6 .055 -0.1 .460 1.4 .919 2.9 .998
            3.0 .999
2. An electrical company claims that the
average life of the bulbs it manufactures
is 1200 hours with the standard
deviation of 250 hours. If the random
sample of 100 bulbs is chosen, what is
the probability that the sample mean
will be between 1150 hours and 1250
hours?
Solve the following problems:

1. The average number of milligrams of cholesterol in a cup of a

certain brand of ice cream is 660 mg, the standard deviation is
35 mg. Assume the variable is normally distributed.
a. If a cup of ice cream is selected, what is the probability that
the cholesterol content will be more than 670 mg?
b. If a sample of 10 cups of ice cream is selected, what is the
probability that the mean of the sample will be larger than 670
mg?

2. In a study of the life expectancy of 400 people n a certain

geographic region , the mean age at death was 70 years, and the
standard deviation was 5.1 years. If a mean life of 50 people from
this region is selected, what is the probability that the mean of
the sample will be less than 68 years ?