document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118539>Question 1118539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A population consists of the following five values: 2, 2, 5, 6, and 8.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "List all samples of size 3, and compute the mean of each sample. (Round your mean value to 2 decimal places.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Compute the mean of the distribution of sample means and the population mean. Compare the two values. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #733929 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=733929\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5C3 = 5! / (3! * (5-3)!) = 10 samples of size 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "population is 2, 2, 5, 6, 8 mean is 4.6 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 2, 5 mean is 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 2, 6 mean is 3.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 2, 8 mean is 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 5, 6 mean is 4.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 5, 8 mean is 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5, 6, 8 mean is 6.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 5, 6 mean is 4.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 5, 8 mean is 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 6, 8 mean is 5.33 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2, 6, 8 mean is 5.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "population mean is 4.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mean of the distribution of sample means is (3 +3.33 +4 +4.33 +5 +6.33 +4.33 +5 +5.33 +5.33) / 10 = 4.598 is approximately 4.6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "population mean is equal to the mean of the distribution of sample means<BR>\n" );
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