a) What is the mean of the sample? (Round to 4 decimal places) b) What is the standard deviation of the sample mean or the standard error? (Round to 4 decimal places) c) What is the sample size? (Round to whole number)

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**Ages of Corporate CEOs in Small Firms (2012)**

Foxbees magazine published data on the best small firms in 2012. These publicly traded firms have a stock price of at least $5 per share and have reported annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion. The data below shows the ages of the corporate CEOs for a random sample of these firms.

| 49 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 38 |
|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
| 48 | 48 | 38 | 62 | 74 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 40 |
| 74 | 35 | 36 | 54 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 75 |
| 69 | 36 | 55 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 40 | 64 | 59 |
| 74 | 52 | 40 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 74 | 50 | 55 | 50 |

Calculate the following based on the above data:

a) **What is the mean of the sample?**  
   (Round to 4 decimal places)

b) **What is the standard deviation of the sample mean or the standard error?**  
   (Round to 4 decimal places)

c) **What is the sample size?**  
   (Round to whole number)
Transcribed Image Text:**Ages of Corporate CEOs in Small Firms (2012)** Foxbees magazine published data on the best small firms in 2012. These publicly traded firms have a stock price of at least $5 per share and have reported annual revenue between $5 million and $1 billion. The data below shows the ages of the corporate CEOs for a random sample of these firms. | 49 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 38 | |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| | 48 | 48 | 38 | 62 | 74 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 40 | | 74 | 35 | 36 | 54 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 75 | | 69 | 36 | 55 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 40 | 64 | 59 | | 74 | 52 | 40 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 74 | 50 | 55 | 50 | Calculate the following based on the above data: a) **What is the mean of the sample?** (Round to 4 decimal places) b) **What is the standard deviation of the sample mean or the standard error?** (Round to 4 decimal places) c) **What is the sample size?** (Round to whole number)
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From the given sample data : n=50 , ƩX=2628 , ƩX2=145888

Our aim is to find the 

a) Sample mean 

b) Standard error

c) Sample size

 

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