1. A population consists of six values (6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21). a. Select a random sample of size 3. Explain the random sampling that you used. b. How many possible samples can be drawn? c. List all possible samples and compute the mean of each sample. d. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means obtained in step 2 including x; f; P(x); x P(x); x2 P(x); EP(x); Ex P(x) and Ex2 P(x). e. Determine the mean, variance and standard deviation of the sample mean.

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1. A population consists of six values (6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21).
a. Select a random sample of size 3. Explain the random sampling that you used.
b. How many possible samples can be drawn?
C. List all possible samples and compute the mean of each sample.
d. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means obtained in step 2 including
x; f; P(x); x P(x); x2 P(x); EP(x); Ex P(x) and Ex2 P(x).
e. Determine the mean, variance and standard deviation of the sample mean.
Transcribed Image Text:1. A population consists of six values (6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21). a. Select a random sample of size 3. Explain the random sampling that you used. b. How many possible samples can be drawn? C. List all possible samples and compute the mean of each sample. d. Construct a frequency distribution of the sample means obtained in step 2 including x; f; P(x); x P(x); x2 P(x); EP(x); Ex P(x) and Ex2 P(x). e. Determine the mean, variance and standard deviation of the sample mean.
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