Tourism Revenue in Pushkar: Applying the Central Limit
Theorem
Tourism plays a major role in Pushkar’s economy, with an average daily revenue of 3.7 million
INR and a standard deviation of0.52 million INR. Because daily revenue fluctuates across
months and years, statistical tools are needed to understandthese variations. The Central Li
mit Theorem (CLT) is especiallyuseful in this context because it allows us to make probability-
based inferences about sample means and sums drawn from the population of all tourism days.
Central Limit Theorem and Related Concepts
The Central Limit Theorem states that for sufficiently large sample sizes (typically n ≥ 30), the
sampling distribution of the sample mean is approximately normal, regardless of the population’s
original distribution. The mean of this sampling distribution equals the population mean ( μ), and
its standard deviation—called the standard error—is σ / √ n (Illowsky et al., 2023).
Closely related is theLaw of Large Numbers, which says that as the sample size increases, the s
ample mean convergesto the population mean. In Pushkar’s case, this means that averaging
revenue across many randomly selected dayswill yield a value close to 3.7 million INR.
The sampling distribution of sample means describes all possible sample means of a given size.
For tourism planners, this distribution helps quantify how much variability to expect when using
samples instead of the full population (Grant, 2022; Simple Learning Pro, 2022).
a. Probability for the Sample Mean (CLT for Means)
Given:
μ=3.7 , σ=0.52 , n=30
Standard error:
0.52
σ x́ = ≈ 0.095
√ 30
Convert bounds to z-scores:
3.5−3.7 3.8−3.7
z 1= ≈−2.11, z 2= ≈ 1.05
0.095 0.095
Using the standard normal table:
P(3.5< x́ <3.8)=Φ(1.05)−Φ (−2.11)¿ 0.8531−0.0174 ≈ 0.836
Interpretation: There is about an 83.6% probability that the sample mean revenue from 30
randomlyselected days falls between 3.5 and 3.8 million INR.
b. Probability for the Sample Sum (CLT for Sums)
Mean of the sum:
μ Σ=nμ=30(3.7)=111 million INR
Standard deviation of the sum:
σ Σ= √n σ=√ 30(0.52) ≈ 2.85
Compute the z-score:
110−111
z= ≈−0.35
2.85
Probability:
P(Σ<110)=Φ(−0.35)≈ 0.36
Interpretation: There is about a 36% chance that the total revenue of 30 randomly selected
days is lessthan110 million INR.
Conclusion
The CLT provides a powerful framework for analyzing tourism revenue in Pushkar. By linking
sample behavior to population parameters, it supports informed decision-making for budgeting,
forecasting, and resource planning during high-variability months. These statistical insights
highlight how sampling can reliably inform economic strategy without requiring complete data
from every day.
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