Chapter 8
Sampling Distributions
by Try Sothearith [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 012 585 865 / 016555507
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Learning ObjectivesIn this chapter, you learn: The concept of the sampling distributionTo compute probabilities related to the sample mean and the sample proportionThe importance of the Central Limit TheoremTo distinguish between different survey sampling methodsTo evaluate survey worthiness and survey errors
Sampling DistributionsSampling DistributionsSampling Distribution of the MeanSampling Distribution of the Proportion
Sampling DistributionsA sampling distribution is a distribution of all of the possible values of a statistic for a given size sample selected from a population
Developing a Sampling DistributionAssume there is a population Population size N=4Random variable, X, is age of individualsValues of X: 18, 20, 22, 24 (years)ABCD
.3.2.1 0 18 20 22 24 A B C DUniform DistributionP(x)x(continued)Summary Measures for the Population Distribution:Developing a Sampling Distribution
16 possible samples (sampling with replacement)Now consider all possible samples of size n=2(continued)Developing a Sampling Distribution16 Sample Means
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Summary Measures of this Sampling Distribution:Developing aSampling Distribution(continued)
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Sampling Distribution of the MeanSampling DistributionsSampling Distribution of the MeanSampling Distribution of the Proportion
Standard Error of the MeanDifferent samples of the same size from the same population will yield different sample meansA measure of the variability in the mean from sample to sample is given by the Standard Error of the Mean:(This assumes that sampling is with replacement or sampling is without replacement from an infinite population)
Note that the standard error of the mean decreases as the sample size increases
If the Population is NormalIf a population is normal with mean and standard deviation , the sampling distribution of is also normally distributed with
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Z-value for Sampling Distributionof the MeanZ-value for the sampling distribution of :where:= sample mean= population mean= population standard deviation n = sample size
Normal Population DistributionNormal Sampling Distribution (has the same mean)Sampling Distribution Properties
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If the Population is not NormalWe can apply the Central Limit Theorem:Even if the population is not normal,sample means from the population will be approximately normal as long as the sample size is large enough.
Properties of the sampling distribution:
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nCentral Limit TheoremAs the sample size gets large enough the sampling distribution becomes almost normal regardless of shape of population
Basic Business Statistics, 10e 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Chap 7-*Population DistributionSampling Distribution (becomes normal as n increases)Central TendencyVariationLarger sample sizeSmaller sample sizeIf the Population is not Normal(continued)Sampling distribution properties:
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How Large is Large Enough?For most distributions, n > 30 will give a sampling distribution that is nearly normalFor fairly symmetric distributions, n > 15For normal population distributions, the sampling distribution of the mean is always normally distributed
ExampleSuppose a population has mean = 8 and standard deviation = 3. Suppose a random sample of size n = 36 is selected.
What is the probability that the sample mean is between 7.8 and 8.2?
ExampleSolution:Even if the population is not normally distributed, the central limit theorem can be used (n > 30) so the sampling distribution of is approximately normal with mean = 8 and standard deviation
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Example Solution (continued):
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Basic Business Statistics, 10e 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Chap 7-*Z-Value for ProportionsStandardize p to a Z value with the formula:
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Basic Business Statistics, 10e 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Chap 7-*Example]bmafakare)aHeqatKMRTman = 0.4 KNnaRbU)ablIetntMl nsmamaRtBI 0.40 nig 0.45 ebIKMrUmanTMhM 200?i.e.: if = 0.4 and n = 200, what is P(0.40 p 0.45) ?
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Example if = 0.4 and n = 200, what is P(0.40 p 0.45) ?(continued)Find : Convert to standard normal:
Basic Business Statistics, 10e 2006 Prentice-Hall, Inc.Chap 7-*ExampleZ0.451.440.4251StandardizeSampling DistributionStandardized Normal Distribution if = 0.4 and n = 200, what is P(0.40 p 0.45) ?(continued)Use standard normal table: P(0 Z 1.44) = 0.42510.400p
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Types of Samples UsedQuotaSamplesNon-Probability SamplesJudgementProbability SamplesSimple RandomSystematicStratifiedClusterConvenience(continued)