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LESSON 1: Sampling Distributions
EXPECTATIONS
After exploring this supplementary learning material, you should be able to
identify sampling distributions of statistics (sample mean).

Pretest
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer that best completes the sentence or
answers the question.
1. A probability distribution that describes the probability for each mean of all the
samples with the same sample size n is called .
A. Frequency Distribution C. Sampling Distribution
B. Normal Distribution D. Non-probability
2. A population consists of values 2, 4, 6, and 8. What is the population mean?
A. 4.0 B. 4.5 C. 5.0 D. 4.5
3. A sample consists of values 5, 10, and 15. What is the sample mean?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
4. If the population standard deviation of a dataset is 5, what is the population
variance?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
5. If the population variance of a set of data is 16, what is the population standard
deviation?
A. 3.5 B. 4.0 C. 4.5 D. 5.0
6. If a population has a mean of 5.6, what is the mean of the sampling distribution
of its means?
A. 4.6 B. 5.6 C. 6.6 D. 7.6
7. If a population has a mean of 25, what is the mean of the sampling
distributions of its means?
A. 20 B. 25 C. 30 D. 35
8. If the mean of the sampling distribution of the means is 12.4, what is the mean
of the population?
A. 12.0 B. 12.2 C. 12.4 D. 12.6
9. Which of the following states that, “If samples of size n, where n is sufficiently
large, are drawn from any population with a mean µ and standard deviation , then
the sampling distribution of sample means approximates a normal distribution”?
A. Probability Distribution C. Central Limit Theorem
B. Normal Distribution D. Random Variable.
10. If a population has a variance of 6.2, what is the variance of the sampling
distribution if the mean is n=2?
A. 3.1 B. 3.2 C. 3.3 D. 3.4

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LOOKING BACK
Suppose that a population consists of six (6) employees in a small business.The
random variable of interest x is the number of years the employees have been withthe
business. The values of the variable are as follows:
Employees Years in the
Business
Shiela 1
Claudine 2
Mildred 3
Divine 4
Bridgette 5
Sophia 6
What are the population mean, population variance, and population standard
deviation of the given data?
Solution:
Given the values of x = 1,2,3,4,5,6. We first solve for the population mean; we get
∑𝑥 1+2+3+4+5+6 21
μ= 𝑁
= 6
= 6
= 3.5

Then, we solve for the population variance and standard deviation.

Employees Year in the Business x-µ (x-µ)²
(x)
Shiela 1 -2.5 6.25
Claudine 2 -1.5 2.25
Mildred 3 -0.5 0.25
Divine 4 0.5 0.25
Bridgette 5 1.5 2.25
Sophia 6 2.5 6.25
Total 21 17.50

∑(𝒙−𝝁)𝟐 𝟏𝟕.𝟓𝟎
σ2 = 𝑵
= 𝟔
= 2.92

∑(𝑥−𝜇)2 17.50
σ=√ 𝑁
=√ 6
= √2.92 = 1.71

The population mean is 3.5; the population variance is 2.92; and the population standard
deviation is 1.71.

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BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Using the data about the six (6) employees in a small business in the previous
section, what is the sampling distribution of the sample means for a sample of size 2?

Steps in Constructing a Sample Distribution

1. Find the number of possible samples that can be drawn from the finite population
using a combination formula. NCn= 𝑁!
(𝑁−𝑛)!𝑛!
2. Randomly draw all possible samples of size n from a discrete, finite population of
size N.
3. List observed values of the statistic and their corresponding frequency of
occurrence.

Solution: To generate the sampling distribution of the sample means, we need to

collect all possible samples of size n without replacement from the population.
Step 1. By applying the combination formula, we can determine the number of
possible samples of size 2. Note that N=6 and n=2.
6!
6C2 = = 720= 15
(6−2)!2! 48

There are 15 possible samples of size 2.

Step 2. Now, we list the 15 distinct samples of size 2 which can be drawn from the
population.

Table 1: All Possible Samples of Size 2

Observations Employees Years
1 Shiela, Claudine 1,2
2 Shiela, Mildred 1,3
3 Shiela, Divine 1,4
4 Shiela, Bridgette 1,5
5 Shiela, Sophia 1,6
6 Claudine, Milded 2,3
7 Claudine, Divine 2,4
8 Claudine, Bridgette 2,5
9 Claudine, Sophia 2,6
10 Mildred, Divine 3,4
11 Mildred, Bridgette 3,5
12 Mildred, Sophia 3,6
13 Divine, Bridgette 4,5
14 Divine, Sophia 4,6
15 Bridgette, Sophia 5,6

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The table shows the sampling distribution of the population consisting of six (6)
employees in a small business of sample means for the sample of size 2.

Activity 1.1
There are four newly hired salespersons at Honda Cars Taguig Branch. The
number of motorcycles sold by each newly hired salesperson last month was 4,5, 8, and
9.

Complete the information needed in the table below.

a. How many samples of size 2 are possible?
b. List all possible samples of size 2.
Observation Sample

REMEMBER
Steps in Constructing a Sample Distribution
1. Find the number of possible samples that can be drawn from the finite population
𝑁!
using combination formula. NCn =
(𝑁−𝑛)!𝑛!
2. Randomly draw all possible samples of size n from a discrete, finite population of
size N.
3. List observed values of the statistic and their corresponding frequency of
occurrence.

𝑁!
(𝑁 − 𝑛)! 𝑛!

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LESSON 2: Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation of the
Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean
After exploring this supplementary learning material, you should be able to find
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample
mean.

LOOKING BACK
Consider the population consisting of the values 2, 3, and 4. List all the possible
samples of size 2 that can be drawn from the population with replacement then compute
the mean x̅ for each sample.
Solution:
All possible samples of size 2 with Repetition are listed in the second column.
The corresponding means of all these samples are shown in the third column. For instance,
the first sample consists of (2, 2) and the corresponding mean is (2 + 2) ÷ 2 = 2.0.
Means of Samples Drawn with Replacement from the Population = (2, 3, 4)

A total of 6 samples with 6 sample means can be drawn from the population (2, 3, and 4).

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Consider the population consisting of values 2, 4, and 6.
a. List all the possible samples of size 2 that can be drawn from the
population with repetition.
b. Find the mean of the sampling distribution of means.
c. Find the variance of the sampling distribution of the means.
d. Find the standard deviation of the means.
∑𝑥
To find the mean µx̅ of the sampling distribution of means is: µx̅ =
𝑛
where x̅ is the sample mean and n is the total number of observation.

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To find the variance 𝜎² x̅ of the sampling distribution of means is given by:
∑( x̅ − µ x̅ )²
𝜎² x̅ =
𝑛
𝜎² x̅ is the variance of the sampling distribution of the means.
where x̅ is the sample mean
µx̅ is the mean of the sampling distribution of the means.
n is the total number of observation

To find the standard deviation 𝜎𝑥 of the sampling distribution of means is:

∑(𝒙̅−𝛍x̅ )𝟐
𝝈 x̅ = √
𝒏

where x̅ is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of themeans.

x̅ is the sample mean
µ x̅ is the mean of the sampling distribution of the means.
n is the total number of observation
Solution:
a. Means of Samples Drawn with Repetition from the Population = (2, 4, 6) are
listed in the second column of the table below.

b. To solve the mean of the sampling distribution of the means, use the formula:
∑𝑥
µ x̅ =
𝑛
µ x̅ = 24 = 4.0
6

The mean of the sampling distribution of the means is 4.0.

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c. To solve the variance of the sampling distribution of the means, use the formula:
∑( x̅ − µ x̅ )²
𝜎² x̅ =
𝑛
𝜎² x̅ = 10/6=1.67
The variance of the sampling distribution of the means is 1.67

d. To solve the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the means,

use the formula:
∑(𝒙̅−𝛍x̅ )𝟐
𝝈 x̅ = √
𝒏

𝟏𝟎
𝝈 x̅ = √ = 1.29
𝟔

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the means is 1.15.

Activity 2.1
Complete the following table.
Number Sample Mean x̅ x̅ - µx̅ (x̅ - µ x̅ )²

1 (2,2)
2 (2,4)
3 (2,6)
4 (2,8)
5 (4,4)
Calculate the mean, variance and standard deviation of means.

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POST TEST
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the
number.
1. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. The mean of the sampling distribution of the means is greater than
the population mean.
B. The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample means is less than
the population mean.
C. The means of the samples drawn from a population are always equal to
the population mean.
D. The means of the samples drawn from a population may be equal, less
than, or greater than the population mean.
2. A population consists of values 3, 6, 9, and 12. What is the population mean?
A. 5.5 C. 7.5
B. 6.5 D. 8.5
3. A sample consists of values 4, 8, 12, and 16. What is the sample mean?
A. 10 C. 12
B. 11 D. 13
4. If the population standard deviation of a dataset is 4, what is the population
variance?
A. 9 C. 16
B. 12 D. 25
5. If the population variance of a set of data is 25, what is the population standard
deviation?
A. 5.0 C. 6.0
B. 5.5 D. 6.

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