SOLUTION: Having trouble on a. of the following problem: The State of California has a mean annual rainfall of 22 inches, whereas the state of New York has a mean annual rainfall of 42 in

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Question 1054686: Having trouble on a. of the following problem:
The State of California has a mean annual rainfall of 22 inches, whereas the state of New York has a mean annual rainfall of 42 inches. Assume the standard deviation for both states is 4 inches. A sample of 30 years of rainfall for California and a sample of 45 years of rainfall for New York has been taken.
a. Show the probability distribution of the sample mean annual rainfall for California.

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Having trouble on a. of the following problem:
The State of California has a mean annual rainfall of 22 inches, whereas the state of New York has a mean annual rainfall of 42 inches. Assume the standard deviation for both states is 4 inches. A sample of 30 years of rainfall for California and a sample of 45 years of rainfall for New York has been taken.
a. Show the probability distribution of the sample mean annual rainfall for California.
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mean of the sample means = 22 in
std of sample means = 4/sqrt(30)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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