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Central Limit Theorem (Cookie Recipes) Quiz

12 questions math Grades 9-12

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  1. What does X represent in the cookie recipe activity?

    • Number of recipes tested
    • Number of cookies made
    • Length of time a recipe lasted
    • Number of students sampled
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Length of time a recipe lasted

    Source evidence

    PDF page 412: Given 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. What assumption is made about the different cookie recipes?

    • Each uses the same ingredients
    • Each makes a different quantity
    • Each makes the same quantity of cookies
    • Each lasts exactly five days
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Each makes the same quantity of cookies

    Source evidence

    PDF page 412: Given 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.)

  3. In the first collection step, samples of what size are selected?

    • n = 20
    • n = 4
    • n = 5
    • n = 10
    Reveal answer

    Answer: n = 5

    Source evidence

    PDF page 413: Collect the Data 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. How many samples are randomly selected in the first Collect the Data step?

    • Three
    • Four
    • Two
    • Five
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Four

    Source evidence

    PDF page 413: Collect the Data 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.

  5. To what precision should each sample mean be calculated?

    • Nearest thousandth
    • Nearest whole number
    • Nearest hundredth
    • Nearest tenth
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Nearest tenth

    Source evidence

    PDF page 413: Collect the Data 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.

  6. In the second collection step, samples of what size are recorded?

    • n = 15
    • n = 10
    • n = 5
    • n = 25
    Reveal answer

    Answer: n = 10

    Source evidence

    PDF page 414: 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.

  7. How should the graph be sketched in this activity?

    • Using colored markers
    • Using graph paper only
    • Using a ruler and pencil
    • Using a computer program
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Using a ruler and pencil

    Source evidence

    PDF page 414: using a ruler and pencil. Scale the axes.

  8. According to the CLT, if n is sufficiently large, the sample mean approximates what distribution?

    • Uniform distribution
    • Exponential distribution
    • Binomial distribution
    • Normal distribution
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Normal distribution

    Source evidence

    PDF page 416: sample is sufficiently large, then the distribution of the sample means and the distribution of the sample sums will approximate a normal distribution 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 deviation of the distribution of the sample means, , is called the standard error of the mean exponential distribution a continuous random variable (RV) that appears when we are interested in the intervals of time between a random events; for example, the length of time between emergency arrivals at a hospital, notation: X ~ Exp(m) –mx

  9. The mean of the sample means will equal what?

    • The population mean
    • n times the mean
    • Zero
    • The sample size
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The population mean

    Source evidence

    PDF page 416: sample is sufficiently large, then the distribution of the sample means and the distribution of the sample sums will approximate a normal distribution 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 deviation of the distribution of the sample means, , is called the standard error of the mean exponential distribution a continuous random variable (RV) that appears when we are interested in the intervals of time between a random events; for example, the length of time between emergency arrivals at a hospital, notation: X ~ Exp(m) –mx

  10. The mean of the sample sums will equal what?

    • The sample size
    • The standard error
    • The population mean
    • n times the population mean
    Reveal answer

    Answer: n times the population mean

    Source evidence

    PDF page 416: sample is sufficiently large, then the distribution of the sample means and the distribution of the sample sums will approximate a normal distribution 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 deviation of the distribution of the sample means, , is called the standard error of the mean exponential distribution a continuous random variable (RV) that appears when we are interested in the intervals of time between a random events; for example, the length of time between emergency arrivals at a hospital, notation: X ~ Exp(m) –mx

  11. For sufficiently large n, the CLT applies regardless of:

    • The number of trials
    • The shape of the population
    • The sample size
    • The mean value
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The shape of the population

    Source evidence

    PDF page 416: sample is sufficiently large, then the distribution of the sample means and the distribution of the sample sums will approximate a normal distribution 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 deviation of the distribution of the sample means, , is called the standard error of the mean exponential distribution a continuous random variable (RV) that appears when we are interested in the intervals of time between a random events; for example, the length of time between emergency arrivals at a hospital, notation: X ~ Exp(m) –mx

  12. In the CLT, what are the two new random variables of interest?

    • Mean and mode
    • Sample mean and sample sum
    • Range and variance
    • Median and mean
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Sample mean and sample sum

    Source evidence

    PDF page 416: average a number that describes the central tendency of the data; there are a number of specialized averages, including the arithmetic mean, weighted mean, median, mode, and geometric mean central limit theorem given a random variable (RV) with a known mean, μ, and known standard deviation, σ, and sampling with size n, we are interested in two new RVs: the sample mean, , and the sample sum, ΣΧ If the size (n) of the sample is sufficiently large, then ~ N(μ,

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