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    This document discusses sampling distributions and methods. It covers key concepts like what a sample and population are, common sampling methods, how sample statistics differ from population parameters, the central limit theorem stating that sampling distributions of means approach a normal distribution as sample size increases regardless of the original population distribution, and how to calculate probabilities related to sampling distributions.

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    This document discusses sampling distributions and methods. It covers key concepts like what a sample and population are, common sampling methods, how sample statistics differ from population parameters, the central limit theorem stating that sampling distributions of means approach a normal distribution as sample size increases regardless of the original population distribution, and how to calculate probabilities related to sampling distributions.

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    Sampling Distributions

    • What is a sample?

    • Why a sample?

    • What are some common sampling methods? (Non random or Judgment and Random or
    Probability)

    • Simple Random Sampling

    • Systematic Sampling

    • Stratified Sampling

    • Cluster Sampling

    • What is a ‘sample statistic’ and a ‘population parameter’


    Sampling Distributions

    • What is a Sampling Distribution?


    • Sampling distribution of the mean

    • Sampling distribution of the proportion

    • Mean as an unbiased estimator

    • What is standard error?

    • Standard error
    Sampling Distributions

    SAMPLING FROM A NORMAL POPULATION


    DETERMINING THE INTERVAL THAT INCLUDES A FIXED PROPORTION OF THE
    SAMPLE MEANS

    Assume the (large) population of IQs of all students in the district of Anantapur. We
    know its normally distributed with a mean of 67 (out of 100) and a standard deviation
    of 11. if a sample of 100 student IQs is picked from this population what is the
    probability that the mean of this sample will lie between 65 and 75? What is the
    chance the mean will be more than 90?
    Sampling Distributions

    Left Skewed Normal Right Skewed


    Mostly Mean Less than Median Mean Equal to Median Mostly Mean Greater to Median
    Sampling Distributions

    Thus far only the sampling distribution of the mean for a normally distributed population has
    been considered. However, in many instances, either you know that the population is not
    normally distributed or it is unrealistic to assume that the population is normally distributed.

    CENTRAL LIMIT THEORM

    The Central Limit Theorem states that as the sample size (that is, the number
    of values in each sample) gets large enough, the sampling distribution of the
    mean is approximately normally distributed. This is true regardless of the
    shape of the distribution of the individual values in the population.
    Sampling Distributions

    IMPORTANT CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM


    1. For most population distributions, regardless of shape, the sampling distribution of the
    mean is approximately normally distributed if samples of at least 30 are selected.

    2. If the population distribution is fairly symmetric, the sampling distribution of the mean is
    approximately normal for samples as small as 5.

    3. If the population is normally distributed, the sampling distribution of the mean is


    normally distributed, regardless of the sample size.
    Sampling Distributions

    The distribution of annual earnings of all bank tellers with five years’ experience is skewed
    negatively (hence not normal). The distribution is known to have a mean of $19,000 and a
    standard deviation of $2,000. If we draw a random sample of 30 tellers, what is the
    probability that their earnings will average more than $19,750 annually?

    The U.S. Census Bureau announced that the median sales price of new houses sold in March
    2006 was $224,200, while the mean sales price was $279,100
    (www.census.gov/newhomesales, April 26, 2006). Assume that the standard deviation of the
    prices is $90,000.
    a. If you select samples of n = 2, describe the shape of the sampling distribution of X Bar
    b. If you select samples of n = 100, describe the shape of the sampling distribution of X Bar
    c. If you select a random sample of n = 100, what is the probability that the sample mean will
    be less than $250,000?
    Sampling Distributions

    SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

    Relation between sample size and sample error

    The Finite Population Multiplier

    𝑵−𝒏
    𝑵−𝟏

    Used only when sampling fraction is more than .05

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