This document discusses sampling distributions and how to construct the sampling distribution of sample means. It defines key terms like population, parameter, sample, and statistic. It explains that the sampling distribution of means is a frequency distribution of the means of all possible samples of a given size drawn from a population. It provides examples to illustrate how to list possible samples, calculate the mean of each, and build the sampling distribution.
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This document discusses sampling distributions and how to construct the sampling distribution of sample means. It defines key terms like population, parameter, sample, and statistic. It explains that the sampling distribution of means is a frequency distribution of the means of all possible samples of a given size drawn from a population. It provides examples to illustrate how to list possible samples, calculate the mean of each, and build the sampling distribution.
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Chapter 3
Sampling and Sampling Distribution Lesson 1. Understanding Sampling Distribution of Sample Means Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
1. Illustrate random sampling.
2. distinguish between a parameter and statistics.
3. Identify sampling distribution of sample means.
Identify the statistical terms in the following crossword puzzle Recall:
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION TABLE
Blood Type Frequency (f) Recall: Compute the Mean of the following samples:
1. 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
2. 25, 33, 65, 72, 41, 18
3. 100, 250, 300, 500
Recall: Lesson Introduction Researchers use sampling if taking a census of the entire population is impractical. Data from the sample are used to calculate statistics, which are estimates of the corresponding population parameters. For instance, a sample might be drawn from the population, its mean is calculated, and this value is used as a statistic or an estimate for the population mean. Lesson Introduction
Descriptive measures computed from a
population are called parameters while descriptive measures computed from a sample are called statistics. We say that the sample mean is an estimate of the population mean μ. Discussion Points Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
❑The number of samples of size n
that can be drawn from a population of size N is given by NCn. Discussion Points Sampling Distribution of Sample Means ❑Sampling distribution of sample means is a frequency distribution using the means computed from all possible random samples of a specific size taken from a population ❑The probability distribution of the sample means is also called the sampling distribution of the sample means. Discussion Points Steps in Constructing the Sampling Distribution of the Means 1. Determine the number of possible samples that can be drawn from the population using the formula: NCn where N = population size; n = sample size 2. List all the possible samples and compute the mean of each sample. 3. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means obtained in Step 2. Example A population consists of the numbers 2, 4, 9, 10, and 5.
a. List all possible samples of size 3 from this
population. b. Compute the mean of each sample. c. Prepare a sampling distribution of the sample means. Solution The possible samples of size 3 from 2, 4, 9, 10, and 5 are… Samples Solution The mean of each sample are as follows: Samples Sample Mean 2,4,9 2, 4, 10 2, 4, 5 2, 9, 10 2, 9, 5 2, 10, 5 4, 9, 10 4, 9, 5 4, 10, 5 9, 10, 5 Solution The mean of each sample are as follows: Samples Sample Mean 2,4,9 5 2, 4, 10 5.33 2, 4, 5 3.67 2, 9, 10 7 2, 9, 5 5.33 2, 10, 5 5.67 4, 9, 10 7.67 4, 9, 5 6 4, 10, 5 6.33 9, 10, 5 8 Solution The sampling distribution of the sample means Exercise A group of students got the following scores in a test: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21. Consider samples of size 4 that can be drawn from this population.
1. List all the possible samples and the
corresponding mean. 2. Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means. Exercise Samples A group of students got the following scores in a test: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21. Consider samples of size 4 that can be drawn from this population. a. List all the possible samples and the corresponding mean. Exercise A group of students got the following scores in a test: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21. Consider samples of size 4 that can be drawn from this population. b. Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means. Samples Means Samples Means
Exercise A finite population consists of 4 elements. 10, 12, 18, 40
a. How many samples of size n = 2 can be drawn
from this population? b. List all the possible samples and the corresponding means. c. Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means. Summary • The number of samples of size n that can be drawn from a population of size N is given by NCn.
• A sampling distribution of sample means is a frequency
distribution using the means computed from all possible random samples of a specific size taken from a population.
• The probability distribution of the sample means is also
called the sampling distribution of the sample means. Summary Steps in Constructing the Sampling Distribution of the Means 1. Determine the number of possible samples that can be drawn from the population using the formula: NCn where N = size of the population n = size of the sample
2. List all the possible samples and compute the mean of each sample.
3. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means obtained in