Sampling

distribution of
sample means

By: Odellon G. Ofiaza

Objectives:
 Recall the formula for mean, variance and
standard deviation of sampling distributions.
 State the given and unknown quantity of a word
problem.
 Apply the concept of sampling distributions to
real-life situations.
 Show participation during class discussion and
recitation.
 What are the properties of a sampling
distribution?

1. Mean of population = mean of sampling

distribution.
2. Formula for variance (finite and
infinite population)

3. Formula for standard deviation

What does a finite population tell us?
What if a problem did not give the
number of population?
How do we describe the sampling
distribution using standard error?

What does standard error tell us?

A certain population has a mean of 15.4 and a standard
deviation of 5.6 . If random samples of size 5 is taken from this
population, what is the mean and standard deviation of the
sampling distribution of the sample means?
A population has a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 5. A
random sample of 16 measurements is drawn from this
population. What is the mean and standard deviation of the
sampling distribution of the sample means.
The heights of female senior high school students are normally distributed
with a mean of 68 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. If 25 samples
are drawn from this population, what would be the expected mean and
standard deviation of the resulting sampling distribution of the sample
means?
A molding machine prepares a certain kind of car spare part with a target diameter of
µ=40.625 millimeters. The machine has some variability, so the standard deviation of
the diameters is σ=0.004 millimeters. A sample of 6 spare parts is inspected each hour
for the process control purposes and records are kept of the sample mean diameter.
What will be the mean and standard deviation of the numbers recorded?
The scores of individual students on a national achievement test
have a normal distribution with mean of 60 and standard
deviation of 5. At TNHS, 16 students took the test. What are the
mean and standard deviation of the sample mean of 16 students?
A random sample on n=60 measurements is obtained from a
population with µ = 192 and σ = 43. Describe the sampling
distribution for the sample means by computing the mean and
standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample means.
A random sample on n=100 measurements is obtained from a
population with µ = 55 and σ = 20. Describe the sampling
distribution for the sample means by computing the mean and
standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample means.
 Assignment:
A certain population has a mean
of 15.4 and standard deviation of
5.6. If random sample size of 5 is
taken from the population, what
is the standard error of the
sample mean?