central limit theorem Flashcards

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distribution of sample means

A

form normal distribution
looks same as normal distribution for individuals within a group
each sample has mix of scores and high cancelled out by low
sd around sample means is smaller than population means

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is the sample is large or population is normally distributed then

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an infinite number of sample means plotted form a normal distribution

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sample distribution properties

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sd of sample means smaller than sd of individual pop values
new sd formula
called standard error

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4
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standard error formula

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SE = SD/square root n

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5
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if null hypothesis is not true

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the sample mean is in the rarest 5 %

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