In: Statistics and Probability
A researcher selects a sample of 100 participants from a population with a mean of 38 and a standard deviation of 20. About 68% of the sample means in this sampling distribution should be between ______ and ______. Show your work
Solution :
Given that,
= 38
= 20
Using Empirical rule,

= 38 and

= 
 / 
n = 20 / 
100 = 20 / 10 = 2
Using Empirical rule,
P(
  -
1
< 
 < 
  +
1
) = 68%
P(38 - 1 * 2 < 
 < 38 + 1 *
2) = 68%
P(36 < 
 < 40) =
68%
About 68% of the sample means in this sampling distribution should be between 36 and 40 .