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Hi guys cramming stats for tmrw. I'm unsure of why we don't use sigma squared/n since this is a sample of 100 apples?

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If you had a sample of 100 and were estimating the mean, then the mean estimate would be N(mu, sigma^2/100). Youre not estimating the mean here.
Original post by mqb2766
If you had a sample of 100 and were estimating the mean, then the mean estimate would be N(mu, sigma^2/100). Youre not estimating the mean here.


AHH thank you. My stats needs a lot of work lol
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Hi! I am also stuck on this hypothesis test. So far:
I have established it's a 2 tailed test so halve the S.L. I used normal PD, and typed in X as 34.5, mu as 32.5 and sigma as 8.2^2/50. I got a different answer to the mark scheme (I got 0.09816744 before halving). Mark scheme says 0.0423. please could someone help me?
Original post by Grade9girl

Hi! I am also stuck on this hypothesis test. So far:
I have established it's a 2 tailed test so halve the S.L. I used normal PD, and typed in X as 34.5, mu as 32.5 and sigma as 8.2^2/50. I got a different answer to the mark scheme (I got 0.09816744 before halving). Mark scheme says 0.0423. please could someone help me?


Not got a fancy calculator, so can't help with actual input, but 8.2^2/50 is the variance, σ2\sigma^2: You need the square root of that.
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Original post by ghostwalker
Not got a fancy calculator, so can't help with actual input, but 8.2^2/50 is the variance, σ2\sigma^2: You need the square root of that.


Hi! thank you. i tried it but got 0.0777488 before halving. im not sure how to get 0.0423 :/
Original post by Grade9girl
Hi! thank you. i tried it but got 0.0777488 before halving. im not sure how to get 0.0423 :/


I did it via tables and got 0.0423, so it's something to do with how you're using the calculator - mistype?

Mean is 32.5, s.d. is 8.2/508.2/\sqrt{50}, and observation is 34.5
I just found a worked solution which says i need to convert to z distribution. please could someone explain why this is?
Original post by ghostwalker
I did it via tables and got 0.0423, so it's something to do with how you're using the calculator - mistype?

Mean is 32.5, s.d. is 8.2/508.2/\sqrt{50}, and observation is 34.5


thank you!! i have the fx 991ex and i used normal pd. did you do the same? :smile:
Original post by Grade9girl
thank you!! i have the fx 991ex and i used normal pd. did you do the same? :smile:


No, I did it manually via tables. Can't help with the calculator side of things.
Original post by ghostwalker
No, I did it manually via tables. Can't help with the calculator side of things.


thank you :smile:

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