Exam 7: Sampling Distributions

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A population contains 14 members.The total number of samples of size 8 that you can select (without replacement)from this population is:

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Suppose you are analyzing four different brands of soda.The sodium content,in milligrams,of one can of each of these brands has a distribution with a mean of 45.2 mg and a standard deviation of 8.8600 mg.You take a random sample of 2 cans from a large supply of cans including all four brands of soda.Let Suppose you are analyzing four different brands of soda.The sodium content,in milligrams,of one can of each of these brands has a distribution with a mean of 45.2 mg and a standard deviation of 8.8600 mg.You take a random sample of 2 cans from a large supply of cans including all four brands of soda.Let   be the mean of this sample.What are the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of   ? be the mean of this sample.What are the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of Suppose you are analyzing four different brands of soda.The sodium content,in milligrams,of one can of each of these brands has a distribution with a mean of 45.2 mg and a standard deviation of 8.8600 mg.You take a random sample of 2 cans from a large supply of cans including all four brands of soda.Let   be the mean of this sample.What are the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of   ? ?

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In a sample of 859 adults,437 are in favor of banning all advertisements relating to alcohol.The proportion of these adults who are in favor of banning all advertisements relating to alcohol,rounded to three decimal places,is:

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A population consists of five elements: 5,6,8,10,and 13.You choose a random sample of three elements from this population (without replacement).Which of the following is not a possible value of the sample mean?

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Use the following to answer questions : Suppose that 6.5% or all persons are allergic to penicillin .A sample of 561 persons is selected. -The probability that 7.5% to 9% of persons in a the sample will be allergic to penicillin,rounded to four decimal places,is approximately:

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A population has a mean of 60.5 and a standard deviation of 13.5.Assuming A population has a mean of 60.5 and a standard deviation of 13.5.Assuming   ,the probability,rounded to four decimal places,that the sample mean of a sample of size 35 elements selected from this populations will be between 62.5 and 67.1 is: ,the probability,rounded to four decimal places,that the sample mean of a sample of size 35 elements selected from this populations will be between 62.5 and 67.1 is:

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For a continuous random variable x,the population mean and the population standard deviation are 69 and 15,respectively.Assuming For a continuous random variable x,the population mean and the population standard deviation are 69 and 15,respectively.Assuming   ,the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean for a sample of 16 elements taken from this population,rounded to two decimals,is: ,the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean for a sample of 16 elements taken from this population,rounded to two decimals,is:

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If the population from which samples are drawn is normally distributed,then the sampling distribution of the sample mean is:

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The probability distribution of a sample statistic is the:

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According to the Central Limit Theorem,the sampling distribution of the sample mean is approximately normal,irrespective of the shape of the population distribution,if:

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The number of hours spent per week on household chores by all adults has a mean of 28.1 hours and a standard deviation of 6.0 hours.The probability,rounded to four decimal places,that the mean number of hours spent per week on household chores by a sample of 53 adults will be more than 26.75 is:

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A continuous random variable x has a left-skewed distribution with a mean of 101 and a standard deviation of 72.The sampling distribution of the sample mean for a sample of 64 elements has what mean and standard deviation?

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The following table shows the population probability distribution of x,the random variable representing the price per ticket,in dollars,for 20 upcoming concerts at a certain community's civic center. The following table shows the population probability distribution of x,the random variable representing the price per ticket,in dollars,for 20 upcoming concerts at a certain community's civic center.    How many of the 20 concerts will cost $53 per ticket? How many of the 20 concerts will cost $53 per ticket?

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The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is equal to:

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The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is equal to the population:

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As the sample size increases,the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean:

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