CAIE S2 2012 November — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2012
SessionNovember
TopicCentral limit theorem
TypeDistribution of sample mean

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  1. A random variable \(X\) has mean \(\mu\) and variance \(\sigma ^ { 2 }\). The mean of a random sample of \(n\) values of \(X\) is denoted by \(\bar { X }\). Give expressions for \(\mathrm { E } ( \bar { X } )\) and \(\operatorname { Var } ( \bar { X } )\).
  2. The heights, in centimetres, of adult males in Brancot are normally distributed with mean 177.8 and standard deviation 6.1. Find the probability that the mean height of a random sample of 12 adult males from Brancot is less than 176 cm .
  3. State, with a reason, whether it was necessary to use the Central Limit Theorem in the calculation in part (ii).