Sequence: How Good Are Sample Statistics
Sequence Information Sequence: How Good Are Sample Statistics Description: Subject:Introductory Statistics
Audience:Students taking Introductory Statistics
Run time:45 - 60mins
Delivery Mode:Guided by lect/teacher
Resources: I use the statistical software, StatGraphics Centurion, to simulate drawing random samples and compute statistics. I attach an Excel workbook that simulate the same thing if you do not have the software.
1) HowGood.xlsx Simulate drawing of random samples.
2) MyResults.docx to record sample statistics.
3) PopulationWt-100000.sf6 StatGraphics data file.
->> Resources needed HowGood.zip (http://lamscommunity.org/dotlrn/file-storage/view/dotlrn_fs_1098396_root_folder/dotlrn_fs_1098396_shared_folder/HowGood.zip)
Outline of Activities: This activity let you experience how good sample statistics can be as estimates of the population parameters. Do we really have to study the entire population to find the TRUE value of the parameter? Are sample statistics good enough as estimates of the population parameters? How sample sizes affect these estimates? You will experience and get the answers to all these questions.
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Audience: Subjects: Language: English LAMS Version: 2.3.4. License: Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
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