FINDING THE MEAN

AND VARIANCE OF
SAMPLING
DISTRIBUTION OF
SAMPLE MEAN
PREPARED BY:
EMMA LYN W. SORIANO
REVIEW::
Consider a population
consisting of 1,2,3, and 4.
suppose samples of size 2 are
drawn from the population. Find
the mean and variance of the
population.
SOLUTION:
1. Compute the mean of
the population 𝝁 .
σ𝒙 𝟏+𝟐+𝟑+𝟒
𝝁= = = 2.50
𝑵 𝟒

The mean is 2.50.

SOLUTION:
2. Compute the variance of
𝟐
the population (𝝈 ).
X X-𝝁 (X - 𝝁)2 σ (X − 𝝁)2
1 -1.50 2.25 𝝈𝟐 =
𝑵
2 -0.50 0.25 𝟓
= = 1.25
3 0.50 0.25 𝟒
4 1.50 2.25
σ (X − 𝝁)2 So, the variance
=5 of the population
is 1.25.
FINDING THE MEAN
AND VARIANCE OF
SAMPLING
DISTRIBUTION OF
SAMPLE MEAN
LEARNING COMPETENCY

Finds the Mean and

Variance of the
Sampling Distribution
of the Sample Mean.
STEPS::
1. Determine the number of possible samples size.
2. List possible samples and their corresponding
means.
3. Construct the sampling distribution of the sample
means.
4. Compute the mean of the sampling distribution of
the sample means (𝜇𝑥ҧ ).
a. Multiply the sample mean by the corresponding
probability.
b. Add the results.
STEPS::
5. Compute the variance 𝛿 2 𝑥ҧ of the sampling
distribution of the sample means.
a. Subtract the population mean ( 𝜇 ) from each
ത Label this as 𝑋ത - 𝜇.
sample 𝑋.
b. Square the difference. Label this as (𝑋ത - 𝜇)2.
c. Multiply the results by corresponding probability.
ത ∙(𝑋ത - 𝜇)2.
Label this as P(𝑋)
d. Add the results.
EXAMPLE::
Consider a population consisting
of 1, 2 and 3. suppose the
samples of size 2 are drawn from
this population. Describe the
sampling distribution of the
sample means. Find the mean
and the variance of the sampling
distribution of the sample means.
 SOLUTION:
Sample Probability
Sample Frequency ത ∙ 𝑷(𝑋)
(𝑋) ത (𝑋ത - 𝜇) (𝑋ത - 𝜇)2 ത ∙(𝑋ത - 𝜇)2
P(𝑋)
Mean P(𝑿
ഥ)

1/3 =
1,2 1.5 1 0.495 -0.5 0.25 0.0825
0.33
1/3 =
1,3 2 1 0.66 0 0 0
0.33
1/3 =
2,3 2.5 1 0.825 0.5 0.25 0.0825
0.33
total N=3 1 1.98 0.165
So, the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means
(𝝁𝒙ഥ ) 𝒊𝒔 𝟏. 𝟗𝟖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝜹𝟐 𝒙ഥ is
0.165.
EXAMPLE::
Consider a population consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4
and 5. Suppose the samples of size 2 are
drawn from this population. Describe the
sampling distribution of the sample means.
a. Find the mean and the variance of the
sampling distribution of the sample means.
b. Compare these values to the mean and
variance of the population.
c. Draw the histogram of the sampling
distribution of the population mean.
SOLUTION:
1. Compute the mean of
the population 𝝁 .
σ𝒙 𝟏+𝟐+𝟑+𝟒+𝟓
𝝁= = = 3.00
𝑵 𝟓

The mean is 3.00.

SOLUTION:
2. Compute the variance of
𝟐
the population (𝝈 ).
X X-𝝁 (X - 𝝁)2 σ (X − 𝝁)2
1 -2 4 𝝈𝟐 =
𝑵
𝟏𝟎
2 -1 1 = =2
3 0 0 𝟓
4 1 1
5 2 4
So, the variance
σ (X − 𝝁)2 of the population
=10 is 2.
SOLUTION:
3. Determine the number of
samples of size n = 2.

𝟓!
C
5 2 = = 𝟏𝟎
𝟐! 𝟓 −𝟐 !
SOLUTION: Samples Mean
1,2 1.50
4. List all 1,3 2.00
possible 1,4 2.50
samples and 1,5 3.00
their 2,3 2.50
corresponding 2,4 3.00
means. 2,5 3.50
3,4 3.50
3,5 4.00
4,5 4.50
SOLUTION: Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
Sample
Frequency P(X)
Mean (𝑿
ഥ)
5. Construct 1.50 1 1/10
the sampling 2.00 1 1/10
distribution of 2.50 2 2/10
the sample
3.00 2 2/10
mean.
3.50 2 2/10
4.00 1 1/10
4.50 1 1/10
TOTAL 10 1.00
SOLUTION: Sample
Mean (𝑿
ഥ) P(X) ത ∙ 𝑷(𝑋)
(𝑋) ത

6. Compute the mean 1.50 1/10 0.15

of the sampling
distribution of the 2.00 1/10 0.20
sample means (𝜇𝑥ҧ ).
2.50 2/10 0.50
a. Multiply the sample
mean by the 3.00 2/10 0.60
corresponding 3.50 2/10 0.70
probability.
4.00 1/10 0.40
b. Add the results.
4.50 1/10 0.45
TOTAL 1.00 3.00
So, the mean of a sampling distribution of a sample
means is 3.00.
SOLUTION: (𝑿
ഥ)

1.50
P(X)

1/10
ഥ - 𝝁)
(𝑿

-1.50
ഥ - 𝝁)2
(𝑿

2.25
ഥ ) ∙(𝑿
P(𝑿

0.225
ഥ - 𝝁)2

7. Compute the variance

𝛿 2 𝑥ҧ of the sampling
distribution of the sample 2.00 1/10 -1.00 1.00 0.1
means.
2.50 2/10 -0.50 0.25 0.05
a. Subtract the population
mean (𝜇) from each sample 3.00 2/10 0.00 0.00 0.00
ത Label this as 𝑋ത - 𝜇.
𝑋.
3.50 2/10 0.50 0.25 0.05
b. Square the difference.
Label this as (𝑋ത - 𝜇)2. 4.00 1/10 1.00 1.00 0.1
c. Multiply the results by
corresponding probability. 4.50 1/10 1.50 2.25 0.225
ത ∙(𝑋ത - 𝜇)2.
Label this as P(𝑋)
TOTAL 1.00 0.75
d. Add the results.

So, the variance of the sampling distribution is 0.75.

ACTIVITY::
Consider a population consisting of 6, 8, 5 and 4.
suppose the samples of size 2 are drawn from this
population. Describe the sampling distribution of the
sample means.
a. Find the mean and the variance of the sampling
distribution of the sample means.
b. Compare these values to the mean and variance
of the population.
c. Draw the histogram of the sampling distribution of
the population mean.
SOLUTION:
1. Compute the mean of
the population 𝝁 .
σ𝒙 𝟔+𝟖+𝟓+𝟒
𝝁= = = 5.75
𝑵 𝟒

The mean is 5.75.

SOLUTION:
2. Compute the variance of
𝟐
the population (𝝈 ).
X X-𝝁 (X - 𝝁)2 σ (X − 𝝁)2
6 0.25 0.06 𝝈𝟐 =
𝑵
𝟖.𝟕𝟒
8 2.75 5.06 = = 2.19
5 -0.75 0.56 𝟒
4 -1.75 3.06
σ (X − 𝝁)2 So, the variance
=8.74 of the population
is 2.19.
SOLUTION:
Samples Mean
List all
possible 6,8 7.00
samples and 6,5 5.50
their 6,4 5.00
corresponding
means. 8,5 6.50
8,4 6.00
5,4 4.50
SOLUTION: Sampling Distribution of Sample Means

(𝑿
ഥ) Frequency P(X)

Construct the 4.50 1 1/6 = 0.17

sampling 5.00 1 1/6 = 0.17

distribution of 5.50 1 1/6 = 0.17

the sample
6.00 1 1/6 = 0.17
mean.
6.50 1 1/6 = 0.17

7.00 1 1/6 = 0.17

TOTAL 6 1.00
SOLUTION: (𝑿 P(X)
ഥ) ത ∙ 𝑷(𝑋)
(𝑋) ത

Compute the mean of 4.50 1/6 = 0.17 0.75 or 0.77

the
distribution
sampling
of the
5.00 1/6 = 0.17 0.83 or 0.85

sample means (𝜇𝑥ҧ ). 5.50 1/6 = 0.17 0.92 or 0.94

6.00
a. Multiply the sample 1/6 = 0.17 1.00 or 1.02
mean by the
corresponding
probability.
6.50 1/6 = 0.17 0.08 0.11

b. Add the results. 7.00 1/6 = 0.17 1.17 or 1.19

TOTAL 1.00 4.75 or 4.88

So, the mean of a sampling distribution of a sample

means is 4.75 or 4.88.
SOLUTION: (𝑿
ഥ) P(X) ഥ - 𝝁)
(𝑿 ഥ - 𝝁)2
(𝑿 ഥ ) ∙(𝑿
P(𝑿 ഥ - 𝝁)2
Compute the variance
𝛿 2 𝑥ҧ of the sampling
distribution of the sample
4.50 1/6 -1.25 1.56 0.26
means. 5.00 1/6 -0.75 0.56 0.09
a. Subtract the population
mean (𝜇) from each sample 5.50 1/6 -0.25 0.06 0.01
ത Label this as 𝑋ത - 𝜇.
𝑋.
6.00 1/6 0.25 0.06 0.01
b. Square the difference.
Label this as (𝑋ത - 𝜇)2. 6.50 1/6 0.75 0.56 0.09
c. Multiply the results by
corresponding probability.
7.00 1/6 1.25 1.56 0.26
ത ∙(𝑋ത - 𝜇)2.
Label this as P(𝑋)
TOTAL 1.00 0.72
d. Add the results.

So, the variance of the sampling distribution is 0.72.