Quiz 9.2A AP Statistics Name: Aw SWER Key. Choose an SRS of size n from a large population with population proportion p having some characteristic of interest. Let be the proportion of the sample having that characteristic. 1. What is the mean of the sampling distribution? Me = P 2, What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution’ Cp = (Pin 3. Under what conditions will the formula for the standard deviation of > be reasonably accurate? Rube Ywebd NZion 4. The sampling distribution of is approximately Normal when the sample size 7 is “large.” What conditions need to be met in order to use the Normal approximation to the sampling distribution of pb? Rube Tus — npzio ngZZ10 According to government data, 22% of American children under the age of 6 live in households with incomes less than the official poverty level. A study of learning in carly childhood chooses an SRS of 300 children, 5, What is the probability that more than 20% of the sample are from poverty households? (Remember to check that you can use the Normal approximation.) n1p=&6 Bek Thu b 2 ny=r3y NZ lou ? (229) £Q2 ane) 24, a, Chapter 9 Quiz 9.2AQuiz 9.3A AP Statistics Name: The weights of newborn children in the United States vary according to the Normal distribution with mean 7.5 pounds and standard deviation 1.25 pounds. The government classifies a newborn as having low birth weight if the weight is less than 5.5 pounds. 1. What is the probability that a baby chosen at random weighs less than 5.5 pounds at birth? P(x 25.5) =Pl@ Z-le) = 0.054 ‘You choose three babies at random and compute their mean weight, X . 2. What are the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the mean weight ¥ of the three babies? Alpe 2s Ibs vy 29g =0982- 3, What is the probability that their average birth weight is less than 5.5 pounds? C(¥<5.5) =p (e627) 0, 0028 4, Would your answers to 1, 2, of 3 be affected if the distribution of birth weights in the population were distinctly non-Normal? Que 143 abpad ™ Toro Aus te Que 2 wooldad change 1 dastat, iS wok Womoll Chapter 9 Quiz93A