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The document discusses the sampling distribution of means for samples drawn from a population. It provides an example of finding the mean and variance of the sampling distribution when samples of size 2 are drawn from a population of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. There are 10 possible samples, and the mean of each is calculated. The mean of the sampling distribution is equal to the population mean of 3. The variance of the sampling distribution is 0.75. Properties of sampling distributions of means are provided, including that the mean equals the population mean and formulas for calculating the variance.

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Lesson 7

The document discusses the sampling distribution of means for samples drawn from a population. It provides an example of finding the mean and variance of the sampling distribution when samples of size 2 are drawn from a population of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. There are 10 possible samples, and the mean of each is calculated. The mean of the sampling distribution is equal to the population mean of 3. The variance of the sampling distribution is 0.75. Properties of sampling distributions of means are provided, including that the mean equals the population mean and formulas for calculating the variance.

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LESSON 7: FINDING THE MEAN, AND VARIANCE OF THE SAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF MEANS

Mean and Variance of Sampling Distribution of sample Means


Example 1: Consider a population consisting 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Suppose samples of size 2 are drawn from this
population. Describe the sampling distribution of the sample means.
A. Compute the mean of the population (𝜇).
Σ𝑋
𝜇=
𝑁
1+2+3+4+5
=
5
= 3.00
So, the mean of the population is 3.00
B. Compute the variance of the population (𝜎)
X X- 𝜇 (𝑋 − 𝜇)2
1 -2 4
2 -1 1
3 0 0
4 1 1
5 2 4

Σ(𝑋 − 𝜇)2 = 10

Σ(𝑋 − 𝜇)2
𝜎2 =
𝑁
10
=
5
=2
So, the variance of the population is 2.
C. Determine the number of possible samples of size n=2.
5C2=10
D. List all samples of size 3 and compute the Mean for each sample.
Sample Mean
1,2 1.50
1,3 2.00
1,4 2.50
1,5 3.00
2,3 2.50
2,4 3.00
2,5 3.50
3,4 3.50
3,5 4.00
4,5 4.50
Sampling Distribution of Sample Means
Sample Mean Frequency Probability
̅̅̅̅
(𝑿) ̅̅̅̅
𝑷(𝑿) ̅̅̅̅
𝑷(𝑿)
1.50 1 1/10
2.00 1 1/10
2.50 2 1/5
3.00 2 1/5
3.50 2 1/5
4.00 1 1/10
4.50 1 1/10
Total 10 1.00

E. Compute the Mean and Variance of the sampling distribution

̅
𝑿 ̅̅̅̅
𝑷(𝑿) ̅ ∙ 𝑷(𝑿
𝑿 ̅) ̅ −𝝁
𝑿 ̅̅̅̅ − 𝝁)𝟐
(𝑿 ̅̅̅̅ − 𝝁)𝟐 ∙ 𝑷(𝑿)
(𝑿 ̅̅̅̅

1.50 1/10 0.15 -1.50 2.25 0.225


2.00 1/10 0.20 -1.00 1.00 0.100
2.50 1/5 0.50 -0.50 0.25 0.050
3.00 1/5 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.000
3.50 1/5 0.70 0.50 0.25 0.050
4.00 1/10 0.40 1.00 1.00 0.100
4.50 1/10 0.45 1.50 2.25 0.225
𝜇𝑋 = Σ𝑿̅ ∙ 𝑷(𝑿̅) 𝜎 2
= Σ(𝑿𝑋
̅̅̅̅
̅ − 𝝁) ∙ 𝑷(𝑿) 𝟐

𝝁𝑿 = 𝟑. 𝟎𝟎 𝝈 𝑿=0.75
𝟐

So the mean of sampling distribution is 3.00 So, the variance of the sampling distribution is 0.75.

Properties of the sampling Distribution of Sample Mean


If all possible samples of size n are drawn from a population of size N with mean 𝜇 and 𝜎 2 , then the
sampling distribution of the sample means has the following properties:
1. The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means is equal to the population mean 𝜇. That is,
𝝁𝑿 = 𝜇.
2. The variance of the sampling distribution of the sample means 𝜎 is given by:
𝝈𝟐 𝑁−𝑛
 𝜎 2𝑋 = ∙ for finite population; and
𝑛 𝑁−1
𝜎2
 𝜎 2𝑋 = 𝑛
for infinite population
3. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample means is given by:
𝜎2 𝑁−𝑛 𝑁−𝑛
 𝜎𝑋 = ∙√ for finite population where √ is the finite population correction factor.
√𝑛 𝑁−1 𝑁−1
𝜎
 𝜎𝑋 = for infinite population
√𝑛

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