sampling distributions & standard error lesson 7
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Populations & Samples
Research goals Learn about population Characteristics that widely apply Impossible/impractical to directly study
Research methods Study representative sample Introduce sampling error ~
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Sampling Error
Difference between sample
statistic and population parameter result of choosing random sample
Many potential samples With different ~
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Sampling Distributions
Samples from a single population Repeatedly draw random samples Every possible combination
Calculate a test statistic (e.g., t test) One-sample: or Independent samples:
Results sampling distribution and ~
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The Distribution of Sample Means Distribution of means for many samples from
a single population Repeatedly draw random samples Calculate
Sampling variation (or sampling error) will differ from population different shape similar mean larger sample closer to~
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Law of Large Numbers
Large sample size (n) give better estimates of parameters i.e., better fit
of estimatebetter a becomesX:
of estimatebetter a becomess:
estimate good ,30 if* n:
estimate good moderately ,6 if* n:
Parameters: Distribution of X
Results in narrower distribution Has and
Find exact values take all possible samples or apply Central Limit Theorem ~
Central Limit Theorem
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Central Limit Theorem 3. As sample size (n) increases
the sampling distribution of means approaches a normal distribution
even if parent population not normaldistribution of variable (or X)
Very Important! In n ≥ 6, then… probabilities from standard normal
distribution useful Because we study samples ~
Distributions: Xi vs X
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IQ Score
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mean IQ Score90 110
Standard Error of the Mean: Magnitude
Small standard error better fit sample means close m More representative sample
Depends on n and large sample size & small little control can increase sample size
increase value of denominator ~
Using the distribution of X
Use samples to describe populations is it representative of population? how close is ?
Sample means normally distributed Use z table
find area under curve only slight difference in z formula ~
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Conducting an experiment
Same as randomly selecting...
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For a sample size n
with mean =
& standard error
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How close is X to ?
means are normally distributed Use area under curve
between mean and 1 standard error above the mean
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compute z score ~
Distribution of Sample Means is Normal
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standard error of mean
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z scores & Distribution of X
What are z scores that define boundaries of middle 95% of ? p in left & right tails = .025 + .025 Look up z scores Left tail = - 1.96; right tail = + 1.96
Boundaries for middle 99% of ? ~
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Distribution of Sample Means is Normal
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z scores )(X
Boundaries for middle 95% (or .95) of sample means?
-1.96 +1.96
for middle 99% (or .95) of sample means?
-2.58 +2.58