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Chapter 7 Homework

The document contains a homework assignment on sampling distributions, with multiple-choice questions covering topics such as the distribution of sample means, standard error, expected values, and probabilities related to sample means. It includes questions about calculating differences between sample means and population means, as well as determining probabilities for specific sample sizes. The assignment aims to assess understanding of key concepts in statistics related to sampling distributions.

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Chapter 7 Homework

The document contains a homework assignment on sampling distributions, with multiple-choice questions covering topics such as the distribution of sample means, standard error, expected values, and probabilities related to sample means. It includes questions about calculating differences between sample means and population means, as well as determining probabilities for specific sample sizes. The assignment aims to assess understanding of key concepts in statistics related to sampling distributions.

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Sampling Distributions Homework Dr.

McQuiston
____ 1. The distribution of sample means (for a specific sample size) consists of __________.
a. all the scores contained in the sample
b. all the scores contained in the population
c. all the sample means that could be obtained (for the specific sample size)
d. the specific sample mean computed for the sample of scores
____ 2. A random sample of n = 4 scores is selected from a population with µ = 80 and σ = 20. On average, how
much difference would you expect between the sample mean and the population mean?
a. 0 points (the sample mean should be the same as the population mean)
b. 5 points
c. 10 points
d. 80 points
____ 3. The standard deviation of the distribution of sample means is called __________.
a. the expected value of M
b. the standard error of M
c. the sample mean
d. the central limit mean
____ 4. The symbol that corresponds to the expected value of M is __________.
a. M
b.
c.
d. MM
____ 5. When a random sample is selected from a population, the sample mean is not expected to be exactly equal
to the population mean. On average, the size of the difference between the sample mean and the population
mean is predicted by __________.
a. the standard error
b. the expected value
c. the mean of the population
d. the standard deviation of the population
____ 6. For a population with = 80 and = 20, the distribution of sample means based on n = 16 will have an
expected value of __________.
a. 5
b. 15
c. 20
d. 80
____ 7. For a population with = 80 and = 20, the distribution of sample means based on n = 4 will have a
standard error of __________.
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 80
____ 8. Which of the following samples would produce a standard error of 2 points?
a. n = 5 scores from a population with = 10
b. n = 5 scores from a population with = 20
c. n = 100 scores from a population with = 10
d. n = 100 scores from a population with = 20
____ 9. As sample size increases, the expected value of M __________.
a. also increases
b. decreases
c. stays constant
____ 10. A random sample of n = 4 scores is obtained from a normal population with = 20 and = 4. What is the
probability of obtaining a mean greater than M = 22 for this sample?
a. 0.50
b. 1.00
c. 0.1587
d. 0.3085
____ 11. If a sample is selected from a normal population, then the probability that the sample mean will have a z-
score greater than z = 2.00 is __________.
a. p = .0228
b. p = .9772
c. p = .0456
d. cannot determine without knowing the sample size

12. A normal distribution has = 40 and = 8.


a. Of all the possible samples of n = 16, what proportion will have sample means greater than 42?

b. Of all the possible samples of n = 16, what proportion will have sample means less than 39?

13. For a normal population with = 100 and = 12


a. What is the probability of obtaining a sample mean greater than 106 for a sample of n = 4
scores?

b. What is the probability of obtaining a sample mean greater than 106 for a sample of n = 16
scores?

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