In: Statistics and Probability
According to www.epa.gov, the mean gas mileage of all 2019 cars and small SUVs was 27.3 mpg. Suppose the gas mileage of a random sample of 36 cars and small SUVs found a mean of 24.2 mpg with a standard deviation of 6.8 mpg.
a. Fill in the following information – one is missing, leave it blank.
x bar= __________σ= __________? = __________s = __________n = __________.
b. Calculate the standard error and round your answer to 1 decimal place: SE = ___________
c. Suppose we were to make a histogram of the gas mileage of the 36 vehicles. The histogram would be a display of which of the following?
Circle the best answer.(i) population distribution (iii) sampling distribution of means(ii) distribution of a sample (iv) Normal distribution.
d.Suppose the process of taking random samples of size 36 is repeated 20 times and a histogram of the 20 sample means is created. The histogram would be a display of which of the following?
Circle the best answer.(i) population distribution (iii) sampling distribution of means(ii) distribution of a sample (iv) Normal distribution. Which graph would have the least variation: population distribution, distribution of a sample, or a sampling distribution?
Solution:
a.
b. Calculate the standard error and round your answer to 1 decimal place: SE
Answer:
c. Suppose we were to make a histogram of the gas mileage of the 36 vehicles. The histogram would be a display of which of the following?
Circle the best answer.(i) population distribution (iii) sampling distribution of means(ii) distribution of a sample (iv) Normal distribution.
Answer: Distribution of a sample
d.Suppose the process of taking random samples of size 36 is repeated 20 times and a histogram of the 20 sample means is created. The histogram would be a display of which of the following?
Circle the best answer.(i) population distribution (iii) sampling distribution of means(ii) distribution of a sample (iv) Normal distribution. Which graph would have the least variation: population distribution, distribution of a sample, or a sampling distribution?
Answer: Sampling distribution of means