Workbook #6

STAT 30100 Online

Instructions: Complete all the problems by yourself and go over with your Cyber mentor.

1. In most situations, the true mean and standard deviation are unknown quantities that have to
be estimated.
A) True
B) False
2. The term statistic refers to a population quantity, and the term parameter refers to a sample
quantity.
A) True
B) False
3. The sampling distribution of a sample statistic calculated from a sample of n measurements is
the probability distribution of the statistic.
A) True

B) False

4. A point estimator of a population parameter is a rule or formula which tells us how to use
sample data to calculate a single number that can be used as an estimate of the population
parameter.
A) True
B) False
5. A statistic is biased if the mean of the sampling distribution is equal to the parameter it is
intended to estimate.
A) True

B) False

6. The Central Limit Theorem states that the sampling distribution of the sample mean is
approximately normal under certain conditions. Which of the following is a necessary condition
for the Central Limit Theorem to be used?
A) The sample size must be large (e.g., at least 30).
B) The population from which we are sampling must be normally distributed.
C) The population size must be large (e.g., at least 30).
D) The population from which we are sampling must not be normally distributed.
7. The Central Limit Theorem is considered powerful in statistics because __________.
A) it works for any population distribution provided the sample size is sufficiently large
B) it works for any sample size provided the population is normal
C) it works for any population distribution provided the population mean is known
D) it works for any sample provided the population distribution is known
8. The standard error (or standard deviation) of the sampling distribution of the sample mean is
equal to , the standard deviation of the population.
A) True

B) False

9. The number of cars running a red light in a day, at a given intersection, possesses a
distribution with a mean of 2.7 cars and a standard deviation of 4. The number of cars running
the red light was observed on 100 randomly chosen days and the mean number of cars
calculated. Describe the sampling distribution of the sample mean.
A) approximately normal with mean = 2.7 and standard deviation = 0.4
B) approximately normal with mean = 2.7 and standard deviation = 4
C) shape unknown with mean = 2.7 and standard deviation = 4
D) shape unknown with mean = 2.7 and standard deviation = 0.4
10 Suppose students ages follow a skewed right distribution with a mean of 25 years old and a
standard deviation of 5 years. If we randomly sample 100 students, which of the following
statements about the sampling distribution of the sample mean age is incorrect?
A) The standard deviation of the sampling distribution is equal to 5 years.
B) The shape of the sampling distribution is approximately normal.
C) The mean of the sampling distribution is approximately 25 years old.
D) All of the above statements are correct.
11. Consider the population described by the probability distribution below.

The random variable x is observed twice. The observations are independent. The different
samples of size 2 and their probabilities are shown below.

Find the sampling distribution of the sample mean x.

12. The weight of corn chips dispensed into a 17-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has been
identified as possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 17.5 ounces and a
standard deviation of 1 ounce. Suppose 100 bags of chips are randomly selected.
(a) Find the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean weight
( x ) of these bags.

(b) Describe the sampling distribution of x , the sample mean weight of these bags.

(c) Find the probability that the mean weight of these 100 bags is less than 17.6 ounces.

Complete the following steps for your answer.

i)

Formulate the problem.

ii)

Shade the appropriate area of the curve based on part (i).

iii)

Calculate the z-score.

iv)

Show your z-score value using z-scale on the above graph.

v)

Use z-table to find the final answer.

13. The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 69 and a standard
deviation of 5. Suppose 50 golfers played the course today.
(a) Find the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean score
( x ) of the golfers.

(b) Describe the sampling distribution of x , the sample mean score of golfers.

(c) Find the probability that the average score of the 50 golfers exceeded 70.
Complete the following steps for your answer.
i)

Formulate the problem.

ii)

Shade the appropriate area of the curve based on part (i).

iii)

Calculate the z-score.

iv)

Show your z-score value using z-scale on the above graph.

v)

Use z-table to find the final answer.