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PSUnit III Lesson 1 Sampling Distribution of Sample Means

This document discusses the sampling distribution of sample means, emphasizing the distinction between parameters and statistics. It outlines the steps to construct a sampling distribution, including determining possible samples, calculating their means, and creating a frequency distribution. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises to illustrate the concepts.

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PSUnit III Lesson 1 Sampling Distribution of Sample Means

This document discusses the sampling distribution of sample means, emphasizing the distinction between parameters and statistics. It outlines the steps to construct a sampling distribution, including determining possible samples, calculating their means, and creating a frequency distribution. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises to illustrate the concepts.

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SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF

SAMPLE MEANS
Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:


• illustrate random sampling;
• distinguish between parameter and statistic;
and
• construct sampling distribution of sample
means.
Review
• Mean – considered to be the “average” of a
sample set of data.

N = population size
• Mode – the number of times the event occurs
or how frequent the event shows on the data.
5.4
7.67
7
15.57
22.125
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.

Thus, 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.

• 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.
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 = 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 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 to Example

The possible samples of size 3 from 2, 4, 9, 10,


and 5 are…
Solution to Example

The mean of each sample are as follows:


Solution to Example
The sampling distribution of the sample means
Example
Samples of three cards are drawn at random
from a population of six cards numbered from
1 to 6.
a. How many possible samples can be drawn?
b. Construct the sampling distribution of
sample means.
Exercise 1

A group of students got the following scores in a


test: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21. Consider samples
of size 3 that can be drawn from this population.

a. List all the possible samples and the


corresponding mean.
b. Construct the sampling distribution of the
sample means.
Exercise 2
A finite population consists of 8 elements.
10, 10, 10, 10, 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 Step 2.

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