Chapter 6 Lecture 3 Sections: 6.4 – 6.5. Sampling Distributions and Estimators What we want to do is find out the sampling distribution of a statistic.

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Chapter 6 Lecture 3 Sections: 6.4 – 6.5

Sampling Distributions and Estimators What we want to do is find out the sampling distribution of a statistic. Recall that a statistic is a descriptive measure about the sample. It is rare that we know all values in an entire population. The most common case is that there is a really large unknown population that we want to investigate. Because it is not practical to survey every member of the population, we obtain a sample and, based on characteristics of the sample, we make estimates about characteristics of the population. When we sample, we want to sample with replacement for practical reasons: 1. When selecting a small sample from a large population, it makes no significant difference whether we sample with replacement or without replacement. 2. Sampling with replacement results in independent events. Independent events are easier to analyze and they result in simpler formulas. Thus, we will focus on the behavior of samples that are randomly selected with replacement.

The book gives a good example of what was stated above: Say your job is to sell cars. On the 1 st day you sold 1 car, the 2 nd day you sold 2 cars and on the 3 rd you sold 5. For simplicity of this example, assume that this is the population. When we sample 2 values, with replacement from the population, there are 9 possible samples that are equally likely. They each have probability of 1/9. Mean Samples 1, 1 1, 2 1, 5 2, 1 2, 2 2, 5 5, 1 5, 2 5, 5 Probability 1/9 Probability Distribution with random variable x = sample means otherwise known as the Sampling Distribution Of The Mean

We can find the mean in two different ways: 1. μ=∑[x∙P(x)] 2. Since all of the 9 sample means are equally likely, we could simply find the mean of those 9 values. Mean Probability 1/9 Since the population mean is equals the mean of the sample means (2.7), it appears that the sample means “Targets” or “Hit the nail on the head” of the value of the population mean. : Mean of the sample means.

An other important observation is that the Sample means vary. Mean Probability 1/9 Definition: Sampling Variability The value of a statistic, such as the sample mean, depends on the particular values included in the sample, and it generally varies from sample to sample. Thus, for a fixed sample size, the mean of all possible sample means is equal to the mean of the population. Also, Sample means vary. This will lead us to Section 5.5, The Central Limit Theorem.

Central Limit Theorem This topic is very important for the rest of the this course. Lets recall some important definitions: 1. Random Variable: A variable that has a single numerical value, determined by chance, for each outcome of a procedure. (Sec. 5-2) 2. Probability Distribution: A graph, table, or formula that gives the probability for each value of a random variable. (Sec. 5-2) 3. Sampling Distribution of the Mean: The probability distribution of sample means, with all samples having the same sample size n. Remember, we are sampling with replacement. (Sec. 6-4) Thus the Central Limit Theorem will tell us that if the sample size is large enough, the distribution of sample means can be approximated by a Normal Distribution, even if the original population is not normally distributed.

Given: 1.The random variable x has a distribution which may or may not be normal with mean μ and standard deviation σ. 2. Simple random samples, all of the same size n, are selected from the population. The samples are selected so that all possible samples of size n are equally likely. Conclusions: 1.The distribution of sample means will, as the sample size increases, approach a Normal Distribution. 2. The mean of all sample means is the population mean, denoted as: 3. The standard deviation of all sample means is: “standard error of the mean”

Practical Rules Commonly Used: 1.If the original population is not normally distributed, follow these common guidelines: For samples of size n greater than 30, the distribution of the sample means can be approximated reasonably well by a Normal Distribution. *Note: There are exceptions, such as populations with very non- normal distributions. These require a sample size much larger than 30, but such exceptions are rare. As the sample size increases, the sampling distribution of sample means approach a Normal Distribution. 2. If the original population is itself Normally Distributed, then the sample means will be Normally Distributed for any sample size n, not just for values of n larger than 30.

1. If we are working with an individual value from a Normally Distributed population, then we will use the methods of Section 6-3 with z-score 2. If we are working with a mean for some Sample of size n, and the z-score is

Assume the heights of women are Normally Distributed with a mean of 62.7in. and a standard deviation of 2.1in. 1. If 1 woman is randomly selected, find the probability that her height is greater than 63.0in. 2. If 100 women are randomly selected, find the probability that they have a mean height greater than 63.0in.

3. Cans of Coke are filled so that the actual amounts have μ=12.0oz. and σ=0.11oz. If 36 cans are randomly selected, find the probability that the cans will have a mean weight less than 12.15oz. 4. Scores for men on the verbal portion of the SAT-1 test are normally distributed with a mean of 509 and standard deviation of 112. If 16 men are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean score is at least 590.

5. Assume that the population of human body temperatures has a mean of 98.7°F, as is commonly believed. Also assume that the population standard deviation is 0.66°F. If a sample of size n = 106 is randomly selected, find the probability of getting a mean between 97.8°F and 99.0°F? 6. The average GPA at a particular school is μ=2.89 with a standard deviation σ=0.63. A random sample of 25 students is collected. Assuming that the distribution of GPA scores are normally distributed, find the probability that the average GPA for this sample is greater than 3.0.