1. A group of chemists is monitoring 20 different locations of a river for its biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). BOD (ppm) 26 88 45 15 16 7 77 19 33 30 50 60 19 80 23 66 55 31 107 17 a. If we consider these 20 locations to be the population of interest, what is the mean of the population? b. The chemists are planning to choose 5 sampling points selected at random from the list. The BOD values for the 5 sampling points of the river are, 31 23 15 77 60 If these 5 values were used to estimate the mean BOD for all 20 locations, what would the sampling error be? c. What is the range of possible sampling error if 5 sampling points are selected at random from the population?

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1. A group of chemists is monitoring 20 different locations of a river for its biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD).
BOD (ppm)
26
88
45
15
16
7
77
19
33
30
50
60
19
80
23
66
55
107
31
17
a. If we consider these 20 locations to be the population of interest, what is the mean
of the population?
b. The chemists are planning to choose 5 sampling points selected at random from
the list. The BOD values for the 5 sampling points of the river are,
31
23
15
77
60
If these 5 values were used to estimate the mean BOD for all 20 locations, what
would the sampling error be?
c. What is the range of possible sampling error if 5 sampling points are selected at
random from the population?
с.
Transcribed Image Text:1. A group of chemists is monitoring 20 different locations of a river for its biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). BOD (ppm) 26 88 45 15 16 7 77 19 33 30 50 60 19 80 23 66 55 107 31 17 a. If we consider these 20 locations to be the population of interest, what is the mean of the population? b. The chemists are planning to choose 5 sampling points selected at random from the list. The BOD values for the 5 sampling points of the river are, 31 23 15 77 60 If these 5 values were used to estimate the mean BOD for all 20 locations, what would the sampling error be? c. What is the range of possible sampling error if 5 sampling points are selected at random from the population? с.
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