Normal Distributions and Sampling Distributions

These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

• The Population

• The Sample

• The Sampling Distribution

The mean and standard deviation of a population are 200 and 20, respectively. Sample size is 25. 
What is the mean of the sampling distribution?

• 200

• 16

• 25

• 4

The mean and standard deviation of a population are 200 and 20, respectively. Sample size is 25. 
What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution?

• 200

• 16

• 25

• 4

The average cost for a gallon of gasoline is $2.51 (source AAA.org) with a standard deviation of $0.42. Find the mean and standard error of the sampling distribution if n = 49

• μ_x-bar = 2.51, σ_x-bar = 0.06

• μ_x-bar = 0.358, σ_x-bar = 0.06

• μ_x-bar = 2.51, σ_x-bar = 0.06

• μ_x-bar = 2.51, σ_x-bar = 0.857

Abigail is analyzing the test scores of her class, which are normally distributed. What percent of the scores fall within the shaded region?

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

• 50%

Abigail collected data on the heights of 500 students in her school, and the data is normally distributed. HOW MANY students are within two standard deviations of the mean height?

• 499

• 475

• 340

• 47500

Answer explanation

In a normal distribution, approximately 95% of the data falls within two standard deviations of the mean. For 500 people, this means about 475 people are within this range, making 475 the correct answer.

What percent of people within 1 standard deviation of the mean?

• 99.7

• 34

• 68

• 95

This data is normally distributed. If this histogram represents data from 500 people, HOW MANY people are within two standard deviations of the mean?

• 499

• 475

• 340

• 47500

Answer explanation

In a normal distribution, approximately 95% of the data falls within two standard deviations of the mean. For 500 people, this means about 475 people are within this range, making 475 the correct answer.

This data is normally distributed.  What percent of the data is in the shaded region?

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

• 50%

This data is normally distributed.  What percent of the data is in the shaded region?

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

• 50%