Psychology 201 Tutorial 6 exercise: The sampling distribution of the mean
Tutorial 6 exercise: The sampling distribution of the mean
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Instructions:
Read the questions listed below, and then, with these questions in mind, read
“Tutorial 6” (pp. 111-126) from Tredoux and Durrheim (2019).
Then, attempt to answer the questions below.
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Psychology 201 Tutorial 6 exercise: The sampling distribution of the mean
Use the following example to answer Qs1-5
The tables below summarise the descriptive statistics for the PSYC 201 class marks
(CM) and final marks (FM) for 2002 and 2003, as well as the hypothetical population
parameters for PSYC 201 CMs and FMs. Think of the 2002 and 2003 years as
samples from the population of all possible PSYC 201 classes over the years.
Table 1: Descriptive statistics for PSYC201 class and final marks for 2002 and 2003.
2002 CM 2002 FM 2003 CM 2003 FM
N 194 188 177 171
Mean 70.94 56.39 73.44 60.94
Table 2: Hypothetical population parameters for PSYC 201 class and final marks
μ σ
2
Population parameters for PSYC 201 CM 66 110
Population parameters for PSYC 201 FM 58 140
Recap: the Central Limit Theorem (see p. 115) states that the mean of the
sampling distribution of the mean ( μ x) is equal to the population mean ( μ), and the
variance of the sampling distribution of the mean (σ 2x ) is equal to the population
2
σ
variance (σ 2) divided by n (i.e., σ 2x = ).
n
Q 1. Using the information for final marks in Table 2, calculate the mean and
variance of the sampling distribution of the mean for a class size (n) of 200.
[1] (Round off to 1 decimal place)
Mean of the sampling distribution of the Variance of the sampling distribution of
mean the mean
μ x =μ 2 σ
2
σ x=
n
μ x =?
2 ?
σ x=
?
2
σ x =?
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Psychology 201 Tutorial 6 exercise: The sampling distribution of the mean
Q 2. Using the information for final marks in Table 2, calculate the mean and
variance of the sampling distribution of the mean for a class size of 50. [1]
(Round off to 1 decimal place)
Mean of the sampling distribution of the Variance of the sampling distribution of
mean the mean
μ x =μ 2 σ
2
σ x=
n
μ x =¿
2 ?
σ x=
?
2
σ x =?
Q 3. Using the information for final marks in Table 2, calculate the mean and
variance of the sampling distribution of the mean for a class size of 10. [1]
(Round off to 1 decimal place)
Mean of the sampling distribution of the Variance of the sampling distribution of
mean the mean
μ x =μ 2 σ
2
σ x=
n
μ x =¿
2 ?
σ x=
?
2
σ x =?
Q 4. What is the best way of ensuring that the mean of the sample that is drawn is
close to the mean of the population? [1]
Q 5. Assuming that the true population parameters are given in Table 2, what is
the probability that a sample size n = 188, drawn randomly from the
population, would have a mean final mark as low or lower than the 2002 final
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Psychology 201 Tutorial 6 exercise: The sampling distribution of the mean
mark (reported in Table 1)? [3] (Use Equation 6.2 and Appendix 1 (Table
A1.1) from your statistics textbook to help answer this question), (Round off to
3 decimal places)
x−μ
z=
σ
√n
?−?
z=
?
√?
z=?
p=?
Use the following scenario to answer Qs 6 - 9
As described in Example 1 on p. 118 of your statistics textbook, the average IQ
score is 100 with a standard deviation of 15.
Worked example from textbook: If you select a random sample of 10 people, what is
the probability that the mean IQ for this sample will be less than 95? (Use Equation
6.2 and Appendix 1 (Table A1.1) from your statistics textbook to help answer this
question), (Round off to 3 decimal places)
x−μ
z=
σ
√n
95−100
z=
15
√ 10
−5
z=
15
√10
z = -1.054 (i.e., a z-score of 1.054)
p = 0.146 (i.e., the probability that our sample of 10 secondary
school learners will have a mean IQ score less than 95 is 0.146 – or a
14.6% chance)
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Psychology 201 Tutorial 6 exercise: The sampling distribution of the mean
Q 6. If you select a random sample of 10 people, what is the probability that the
mean IQ for this sample will be less than 90? [3] (Use Equation 6.2 and
Appendix 1 (Table A1.1) from your statistics textbook to help answer this
question), (Round off to 3 decimal places)
x−μ
z=
σ
√n
?−?
z=
?
√?
?
z=
?
√?
z=?
p=?
Q 7. If you select a random sample of 40 people, what is the probability that the
mean IQ for this sample will be greater than 90? [3] (Use Equation 6.2 and
Appendix 1 (Table A1.1) from your statistics textbook to help answer this
question), (Round off to 3 decimal places)
x−μ
z=
σ
√n
?−?
z=
?
√?
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Psychology 201 Tutorial 6 exercise: The sampling distribution of the mean
?
z=
?
√?
z=?
p=?
Q 8. If you select a random sample of 30 people, what is the probability that the
mean IQ of this sample will be less than 90? [3] (Use Equation 6.2 and
Appendix 1 (Table A1.1) from your statistics textbook to help answer this
question), (Round off z score to 3 decimal places, and p score to 4 decimal
places)
x−μ
z=
σ
√n
?−?
z=
?
√?
?
z=
?
√?
z=?
p=?
Q 9. Why are your answers for Qs 6 and 8 different? [2]
Total marks _______ [18]