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 .