document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=344868>Question 344868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that the weight of apples eaten by individual Americans can be described by a normal probability distribution with mean u=15 pounds and standard deviation o= 5 pounds per <year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. for a random sample of n= 16 people, what is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. for a random sample of n=16 people, what is the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. for a random sample of n=16 people, what is the z-score for a sample means x=10 pounds?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. for a random sample of n=9 people, what is the z-score for a sample means x=18 pounds </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. for a random sample of n= 16 people, what is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 5/sqrt(16) = 5/4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. for a random sample of n=16 people, what is the mean of the sampling distribution of the sample mean x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. for a random sample of n=16 people, what is the z-score for a sample means x=10 pounds?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: z(10) = (10-15)/(5/4) = 5*4/5 = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. for a random sample of n=9 people, what is the z-score for a sample means x=18 pounds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z(18) = (18-15)/sqrt(9) = -3/3 = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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