A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author: Sheldon Ross
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mean and the standard deviation of the population. - List all samples of size 5 and compute the mean for each sample.
Samples |
Mean |
- Construct the sampling distribution of the sample means.
Sampling Distribution of Sample Means |
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Sample Mean |
Frequency |
Probability |
- Calculate the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means. Compare this to the mean of the population.
- Calculate the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample means. Compare this to the standard deviation of the population.
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