PS.IS.2.c
Describe the use of the Central Limit Theorem in satisfying the assumptions and conditions for inference about a mean.
Example Problems
A university dean wants to estimate the mean GPA of graduating seniors. They'll sample students to build a 95% confidence interval for the mean with a margin of error of no more than . Prior data suggests that the standard deviation of GPAs is .
Which of these is the smallest approximate sample size required to obtain the desired margin of error?
Which of these is the smallest approximate sample size required to obtain the desired margin of error?
A lighting manufacturer produces bulbs with lifetimes that have a mean of and a standard deviation of . Shipping crates contain bulbs, and engineers track the average lifetime per crate. Suppose that we take random samples of bulbs and calculate the mean lifetime of the bulbs in each sample.
Calculate the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of , .
Calculate the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of , .
At a hospital, birth weights are approximately normally distributed with a mean of and a standard deviation of . A random sample of 100 newborns is selected.
What is the probability that the sample mean weight is within of the population mean?
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
What is the probability that the sample mean weight is within of the population mean?
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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