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Central Limit Theorem (Cookie Recipes) Quiz

12 questions math Grades 9-12

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  1. In the cookie recipe lab, X represents the length of time a recipe lasted measured in:

    • Weeks
    • Hours
    • Minutes
    • Days
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Days

    Source evidence

    PDF page 429: X = length of time (in days) that a cookie recipe lasted at the Olmstead Homestead. (Assume that each of the different recipes makes the same quantity of cookies.)

  2. When first sampling in the lab, how many samples of what size are selected?

    • Ten samples of size n = 5
    • Four samples of size n = 5
    • Two samples of size n = 10
    • Five samples of size n = 4
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Four samples of size n = 5

    Source evidence

    PDF page 429: Use a random number generator to randomly select four samples of size n = 5 from the given population. Record your samples in Table 7.5. Then, for each sample, calculate the mean to the nearest tenth. Record them in the spaces provided. Record the sample means for the rest of the class.

  3. When calculating each sample mean in the lab, students round to the nearest:

    • Tenth
    • Thousandth
    • Hundredth
    • Whole number
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Tenth

    Source evidence

    PDF page 429: Use a random number generator to randomly select four samples of size n = 5 from the given population. Record your samples in Table 7.5. Then, for each sample, calculate the mean to the nearest tenth. Record them in the spaces provided. Record the sample means for the rest of the class.

  4. For the second round of sampling, what sample size is used?

    • n = 25
    • n = 5
    • n = 20
    • n = 10
    Reveal answer

    Answer: n = 10

    Source evidence

    PDF page 430: samples of size n = 10. Record the samples in Table 7.6. As before, for each sample, calculate the mean to the nearest tenth. Record them in the spaces provided. Record the sample means for the rest of the class.

  5. When sketching histograms in the lab, bar widths should be:

    • Half a day
    • Five days
    • One day
    • Two days
    Reveal answer

    Answer: One day

    Source evidence

    PDF page 431: 1 the means of the other groups). Make intervals with bar widths of a day. Sketch the graph using a ruler and 2 pencil. Scale the axes.

  6. According to the CLT, the mean of the sample means equals:

    • The sample size
    • The population mean
    • The standard error
    • Zero
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The population mean

    Source evidence

    PDF page 433: n sample is sufficiently large, then the distribution of the sample means and the distribution of the sample sums will approximate a normal distributions regardless of the shape of the population. The mean of the sample means will equal the population mean, and the mean of the sample sums will equal n times the population mean. The standard σ , is called the standard error of the mean. deviation of the distribution of the sample means, n

    PDF page 434: In a population whose distribution may be known or unknown, if the size (n) of samples is sufficiently large, the distribution of the sample means will be approximately normal. The mean of the sample means will equal the population mean. The standard deviation of the distribution of the sample means, called the standard error of the mean, is equal to the population standard deviation divided by the square root of the sample size (n).

  7. The standard deviation of the distribution of sample means is called the:

    • Central deviation
    • Sampling range
    • Standard error of the mean
    • Population deviation
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Standard error of the mean

    Source evidence

    PDF page 433: n sample is sufficiently large, then the distribution of the sample means and the distribution of the sample sums will approximate a normal distributions regardless of the shape of the population. The mean of the sample means will equal the population mean, and the mean of the sample sums will equal n times the population mean. The standard σ , is called the standard error of the mean. deviation of the distribution of the sample means, n

    PDF page 434: In a population whose distribution may be known or unknown, if the size (n) of samples is sufficiently large, the distribution of the sample means will be approximately normal. The mean of the sample means will equal the population mean. The standard deviation of the distribution of the sample means, called the standard error of the mean, is equal to the population standard deviation divided by the square root of the sample size (n).

  8. According to the CLT, the standard error of the mean equals:

    • n divided by σ
    • σ plus n
    • σ divided by √n
    • σ times n
    Reveal answer

    Answer: σ divided by √n

    Source evidence

    PDF page 434: In a population whose distribution may be known or unknown, if the size (n) of samples is sufficiently large, the distribution of the sample means will be approximately normal. The mean of the sample means will equal the population mean. The standard deviation of the distribution of the sample means, called the standard error of the mean, is equal to the population standard deviation divided by the square root of the sample size (n).

  9. For the Central Limit Theorem for Sums, the mean of the sums is:

    • μx / n
    • μx
    • (n)(μx)
    • (n)(σx)
    Reveal answer

    Answer: (n)(μx)

    Source evidence

    PDF page 434: The central limit theorem tells us that for a population with any distribution, the distribution of the sums for the sample means approaches a normal distribution as the sample size increases. In other words, if the sample size is large enough, the distribution of the sums can be approximated by a normal distribution even if the original population is not normally distributed. Additionally, if the original population has a mean of μX and a standard deviation of σx, the mean of the sums is

    PDF page 434: Mean for Sums (∑X): (n)(μx)

  10. For the Central Limit Theorem for Sums, the standard deviation of the sums is:

    • σx / n
    • σx
    • (√n)(σx)
    • (n)(σx)
    Reveal answer

    Answer: (√n)(σx)

    Source evidence

    PDF page 434: nμx and the standard deviation is ( n) (σx) where n is the sample size.

    PDF page 434: Standard deviation for Sums (∑X): ( n) (σx)

  11. The law of large numbers states that a larger sample size makes x̄:

    • Get closer to μ
    • Move further from μ
    • Become negative
    • Equal zero
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Get closer to μ

    Source evidence

    PDF page 434: The central limit theorem can be used to illustrate the law of large numbers. The law of large numbers states that the larger ̄ the sample size you take from a population, the closer the sample mean x gets to μ.

  12. In Yoonie's review problem, how many employees must she review each month?

    • 12
    • 14
    • 16
    • 18
    Reveal answer

    Answer: 16

    Source evidence

    PDF page 434: Use the following information to answer the next six exercises: Yoonie is a personnel manager in a large corporation. Each month she must review 16 of the employees. From past experience, she has found that the reviews take her approximately four hours each to do with a population standard deviation of 1.2 hours. Let Χ be the random variable representing the time ̄ it takes her to complete one review. Assume Χ is normally distributed. Let X be the random variable representing the mean time to complete the 16 reviews. Assume that the 16 reviews represent a random set of reviews.

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