Chapter 7 Homework
(Starnes, Yates & Moore, 4th edition)

7.1 What is a Sampling Distribution?

Parameter vs Statistic
Sampling Variability
Sampling Distribution vs Population Distribution
Unbiased Estimator (421)
Why n-1? (423)
Bias vs Variability of a Statistic(425ff)
Summary page 428

7.2 Sample Proportions

Mean and Std Dev of a sample proportion (436)
Summary page 439

7.3 Sample Means

Mean and Std Deviation of a Sample Mean (444)
Sample mean from a Normal Population (447)
Central Limit Theorem (Sample mean from even Non-Normally distributed distributions)-(450-1)
Summary page 453.

Exercises

Section 7.1
p 428

1
5
9
13
19
21-24

Section 7.2
p 439

27
29
35
37
39
43-46

Section 7.3
p 454

49
51
55
57
58
59
63
65-68

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