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Sampling Distributions Checkpoint 2Question 1Select all that apply.10 pointsWhich of the following statements about the sampling distribution of the sample mean, x-bar, is true? Check all that apply. The distribution is normal regardless of the shape of the population distribution, as long as the sample size, n, is large enough. The distribution is normal regardless of the sample size, as long as the population distribution is normal. The distribution's mean is the same as the population mean. The distribution's standard deviation is smaller than the population standard deviation.Question 2Select one answer.10 pointsPictured below (in scrambled order) are three histograms. One of them represents a population distribution. The other two are sampling distributions of x-bar: one for sample size n = 5 and one for sample size n = 40.Based on the histograms, what is the most likely value of the population mean? 290 1 8 5Question 3Select one answer.10 pointsSuppose that a candy company makes a candy bar whose weight is supposed to be 50 grams, but in fact, the weight varies from bar to bar according to a normal distribution with mean μ = 50 grams and standard deviation σ = 2 grams.If the company sells the candy bars in packs of 4 bars, what can we say about the likelihood that the average weight of the bars in a randomly selected pack is 4 or more grams lighter than advertised? There is no way to evaluate this likelihood, since the sample size (n = 4) is too small. There is about a 16% chance of this occurring. There is about a 2.5% chance of this occurring. It is extremely unlikely for this to occur; the probability is very close to 0. There is about a 5% chance of this occurring.Question 4Select one answer.10 pointsWhen the population is not normally distributed, the sampling distribution of the mean approximates which of the following? A distribution that is not normal A slight positive skew A normal distribution given a large enough sample A normal distribution

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Sampling Distributions Checkpoint 2Question 1Select all that apply.10 pointsWhich of the following statements about the sampling distribution of the sample mean, x-bar, is true? Check all that apply. The distribution is normal regardless of the shape of the population distribution, as long as the sample size, n, is large enough. The distribution is normal regardless of the sample size, as long as the population distribution is normal. The distribution's mean is the same as the population mean. The distribution's standard deviation is smaller than the population standard deviation.Question 2Select one answer.10 pointsPictured below (in scrambled order) are three histograms. One of them represents a population distribution. The other two are sampling distributions of x-bar: one for sample size n = 5 and one for sample size n = 40.Based on the histograms, what is the most likely value of the population mean? 290 1 8 5Question 3Select one answer.10 pointsSuppose that a candy company makes a candy bar whose weight is supposed to be 50 grams, but in fact, the weight varies from bar to bar according to a normal distribution with mean μ = 50 grams and standard deviation σ = 2 grams.If the company sells the candy bars in packs of 4 bars, what can we say about the likelihood that the average weight of the bars in a randomly selected pack is 4 or more grams lighter than advertised? There is no way to evaluate this likelihood, since the sample size (n = 4) is too small. There is about a 16% chance of this occurring. There is about a 2.5% chance of this occurring. It is extremely unlikely for this to occur; the probability is very close to 0. There is about a 5% chance of this occurring.Question 4Select one answer.10 pointsWhen the population is not normally distributed, the sampling distribution of the mean approximates which of the following? A distribution that is not normal A slight positive skew A normal distribution given a large enough sample A normal distribution

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Question 1:

  • The distribution is normal regardless of the shape of the population distribution, as long as the sample size, n, is large enough.
  • The distribution is normal regardless of the sample size, as long as the population distribution is normal.
  • The distribution's mean is the same as the population mean.
  • The distribution's standard deviation is smaller than the population standard deviation.

These statements are all true. The first two statements are based on the Central Limit Theorem, which states that the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be approximately normal, regardless of the shape of the population distribution, if the sample size is large enough. The third statement is a property of the sampling distribution of the mean, which states that its mean is equal to the population mean. The fourth statement is also a property of the sampling distribution of the mean, which states that its standard deviation (also known as the standard error) is equal to the population standard deviation divided by the square root of the sample size, making it smaller than the population standard deviation.

Question 2: Without the histograms, it's impossible to determine the most likely value of the population mean.

Question 3: To answer this question, we would need to use the properties of the normal distribution and the concept of standard error. The standard error of the mean for a sample of size n=4 would be σ/√n = 2/√4 = 1. We are looking for the probability that the sample mean is 4 grams less than the population mean, or 46 grams. This is 4 standard errors below the mean, which is extremely unlikely. Therefore, the answer is "It is extremely unlikely for this to occur; the probability is very close to 0."

Question 4: When the population is not normally distributed, the sampling distribution of the mean approximates a normal distribution given a large enough sample. This is a result of the Central Limit Theorem.

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