5. Suppose the random variable X𝑋 is normally distributed with μ=18𝜇=18 and σ2=64𝜎2=64 . If the sample size is equal to 20, what is the sampling distribution of the sample mean, X¯𝑋¯ ?Multiple choice 3 Question 3 N(20,1.79)𝑁(20,1.79) N(18,3.2)𝑁(18,3.2) N(18,1.79)𝑁(18,1.79) N(18,64)𝑁(18,64)
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5. Suppose the random variable X𝑋 is normally distributed with μ=18𝜇=18 and σ2=64𝜎2=64 . If the sample size is equal to 20, what is the sampling distribution of the sample mean, X¯𝑋¯ ?Multiple choice 3 Question 3 N(20,1.79)𝑁(20,1.79) N(18,3.2)𝑁(18,3.2) N(18,1.79)𝑁(18,1.79) N(18,64)𝑁(18,64)
Solution
The sampling distribution of the sample mean, also known as the distribution of the mean, is a probability distribution of all possible sample means. It is normally distributed as well, with the same mean as the population (μ) and a standard deviation equal to the population standard deviation (σ) divided by the square root of the sample size (n).
Given that the population mean (μ) is 18 and the population variance (σ^2) is 64, the population standard deviation (σ) would be the square root of the variance, which is 8.
The sample size (n) is 20.
Therefore, the standard deviation of the sample mean, often called the standard error (SE), is σ/√n = 8/√20 = 1.79 (rounded to two decimal places).
So, the sampling distribution of the sample mean (X̄) is N(18, 1.79).
Therefore, the correct answer is N(18,1.79).
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