Sample of Measurements

Suppose that we will randomly select a sample of 64 measurements from a population having a mean equal to 20 and a standard deviation equal to 4. Describe the shape of the sampling distribution of the sample . Do we need to make any assumptions about the shape of the population? Why or why not? Find the mean and the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean . Calculate the probability that we will obtain a sample mean greater than 21; that is, calculate P( >21). Hint: Find the z value corresponding to 21 by using and because we wish to calculate a probability about. Then sketch the sampling distribution and the probability. Calculate the probability that we will obtain a sample mean less than 19.385; that is, calculate P( <19.385).

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