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Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean

Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean. Example. Let X denote the lifetime of a battery Suppose the distribution of battery battery lifetimes has mean lifetime,  = 400 hours standard deviation of lifetimes, s = 40 hours. A Sample of Size n is Taken.

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Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean

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  1. Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean

  2. Example Let X denote the lifetime of a battery Suppose the distribution of battery battery lifetimes has • mean lifetime,  = 400 hours • standard deviation of lifetimes, s = 40 hours

  3. A Sample of Size n is Taken • Calculate the mean of these n batteries • Then another sample of size n batteries is taken • The mean of this second sample of n batteries is calculated • This is done again, and again, and again, and ….

  4. X (Life of a battery) is normal, and • σ is known Distribution of

  5. Even if X does not have a normal distribution, will be approximately normal if n is large. Central Limit Theorem n = 30 is usually large enough to use this approximation.

  6. ExampleWhen Distribution of X is Normal X = the life of abattery • Assume battery life is: • Distributed normal • Mean battery life  = 400 hours • Standard deviation of battery life  = 40 hours • We choose a battery at random • The battery lasts 350 hours • This is an observation of X

  7. X x = 350 Observation of X  = 40 μ = 400

  8. The Random Variable • Suppose random samples of size n = 4 batteries are selected independently and their sample means calculated • These are observations of the random variable

  9. AN OBSERVATION OF • Suppose 4 batteries are selected and their lives are: 420, 450, 380, 390 • Their average = (420 + 450 + 380 + 390)/4 = 410 • This is an observation of a random variable for the Sample Mean

  10. DISTRIBUTION OF WHEN X IS NORMAL

  11. _X Sampling Distribution and anObserved Value

  12.  = 400 x = 350 Observation of XWhen X is Not Normal f(x)  = 40 X

  13. AN OBSERVATION OF • Suppose 4 batteries are selected and their lives are: (410, 450, 360, 360) • Their average = (410 + 450 + 360 + 360)/4 = 395 • This is an observation of a random variable for the Sample Mean • But the sample size is small so we do not know the distribution of -- we can’t plot it

  14. Using A Larger Sample Size • Suppose 100 batteries are selected and their lives are: (420, 450, 380, 350,…., 415) • Their average = (420 + … + 415)/100 = 408 • This is an observation of the random variable (where n = 100) • Because this is a large sample, the distribution of is approximately normal

  15. _X Sampling Distribution and anObserved Value

  16. EXAMPLES • Answer the following questions assuming: • Battery life is distributed normal • Battery life distribution is not normal (or unknown) • What is the probability: • a random battery will last longer than 408 hours? • the average of life of 16 batteries be longer than 408 hours? • the average life of 100 batteries will be longer than 408 hours?

  17. 1 - .5793 = .4207 .5793 408 P(X > 408)X normal  = 40 400 X 0 Z .20

  18. ? P(X >408)X Not Normal  = 40  = 400 x = 408 X

  19. 1 - .7881 = .2119 _X 400 408 _ P(X >408) X Normal, n = 16 .7881 0 Z .80

  20. _ P(X >408) X Not Normal, n = 16 • Can’t do • X is Not Normal and n is small • So we do not know the distribution of the Sample Mean

  21. 1 - .9772 = .0228 _X 400 408 _ P(X >408) X Normal, n = 100 .9772 2.00 0 Z

  22. 1 - .9772 = .0228 _X 400 408 _ P(X >408) X Not Normal, n = 100 .9772 2.00 0 Z

  23. Using Excel • As long as it can be assumed that the distribution of the sample mean is normal, NORMDIST and NORMINV can be used to give probabilities except: • Instead of using , put in /n • Let Excel do the arithmetic • Example: Find the probability the average of 100 batteries exceeds 408 hours

  24. Review • Given a distribution X, with  and  known -- for samples of size n: • If X is normal and  is known • If X is not normal

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