Central limit theorem Definition and 52 Threads

My first thought as well but I think the problem is deeper than that. I think that as the n tends towards infinity the probability of the the sample mean converging to the population mean is 1. Looking at proving this. By the Central Limit Theorem the sample mean distribution can be approximated...

Hello, I've read that repeated convolution tends, under certain conditions, to Gaussian distribution. I found this description helpful, and Wikipedia's version of this says: The central limit theorem states that if x is in L1 and L2 with mean zero and variance ##σ^2##, then...

Ans is 3. I know basic t-test but I have no clue to solve this question. Thanks.

I am working with a simulation which generates an arbitrary number ##n## of identical curves with different phases and calculates their (normalized) sum. As expected, the fluctuation depth of the curves decreases as we increase ##n##. Here is an example of my simulation (when ##n>1##, the...

I am doing a panel study with multiple linear regression. When I want to make sure that the residuals are normally distributed, as is a requirement for the regression model, can I assume so due the Central limit theorem (given the size is sufficient)? Or does it not apply when there is a time...

The population mean and standard deviation are given below. Find the required probability and determine whether the given sample mean would be considered unusual. μx̄ = μ = 12,749 σ = 1.2 n = 35 For the given sample n = 35, the probability of a sample mean being less than 12,749 or greater...

A waiter believes the distribution of his tips has a model that is slightly skewed to the left, with a mean of $\$8.20$ and a standard deviation of ​$\$5.60$. He usually waits on about 60 parties over a weekend of work. ​a) Estimate the probability that he will earn at least ​$\$600$. ​b) How...

Homework Statement An engineer is measuring a quantity q. It is assumed that there is a random error in each measurement, so the engineer will take n measurements and reports the average of the measurements as the estimated value of q. Specifically, if Yi is the value that is obtained in the...

Homework Statement Assume five hundred people are given one question to answer - the question can be answered with a yes or no. Let p =the fraction of the population that answers yes. Give an estimate for the probability that the percent of yes answers in the five hundred person sample is...

Well, this is probably a stupid question, but I don't see why (yet). Let Xi be random variables identically distributed, with mean 0, such that the cumulative distribution is = 0 for all -1 < x < 1. So, I believe it is clear that for all n, the cumulative distribution of Z = (X1 + X2 ... Xn)/n...

Homework Statement Given: y=\frac{\sum_{i}x_i-N\left \langle x \right \rangle}{\sqrt{N}} Show that the cumulants of y are: \begin{matrix} \left \langle y \right \rangle_c=0& & \left \langle y^2 \right \rangle_c=\left \langle x^2 \right \rangle_c & & \left \langle y^m \right...

As I understand it, one result of the central limit theorem is that the sampling distribution of means drawn from any population will be approximately normal. Assume the population consist of Bernoulli trials with a given probability p and we want to estimate p. Then our population consist of...

Homework Statement The Rockwell hardness of certain metal pins is known to have a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 1.5. a)if the distribution of all such pin hardness measurements is known to be normal, what is the probability that the average hardness for a random sample of 9 pins is at...

Homework Statement Here are the problems: A roulette wheel has 38 slots, numbered 0, 00, and 1 through 36. If you bet 1 on a specified number, you either win 35 if the roulette ball lands on that number or lose 1 if it does not. If you continually make such bets, approximate the...

Suppose the time in days until a component fails has the gamma distribution with alpha = 5, and theta = 1/10. When a component fails, it is immediately replaced by a new component. Use the central limit theorem to estimate the probability that 40 components will together be sufficient to last at...

The time it takes to complete a project is a random variable Y with the exponential distribution with parameter β=2 hours. Apply the central limit theorem to obtain an approximation for the probability that the average project completion time of a sample of n=64 projects undertaken...

Homework Statement How can I derive the probability density function by using the Central Limit theorem? For an example, let's say that we have a random variable Xi corresponding to the base at the ith position; to make even simpler, let's say all probabilities are equal. If we have four...

Hello. This is the most closely matching forum I found for this, so I hope my question fits here. I was looking at the following proof of the Central-Limit theorem: http://physics.ucsc.edu/~peter/250/deriv_climit.pdf and after Eq. (10) it says: "Expanding out the exponential in the last...

1. In any one-minute interval, the number of requests for a popular Web page is a Poisson random variable with expected value 360 requests. A Web server has a capacity of C requests per minute. If the number of requests in a one-minute interval is greater than C the server is overloaded. Use...

34. Turner's syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder in which girls have only one X chromosome. It affects about 1 in 2000 girls in the United States. About 1 in 10 girls with Turner's syndrome also suffer from an abnormal narrowing of the aorta. a. In a group of 4000 girls, what is the...

Hi I want to prove this using momentgenerating functions. I would like to do this without going into the standard normal distribution, just the normal distribution. I would like to show that the momentgenerating function of (x1+x2+x3...xn)/n--->e^(ut+sigma^2t/2) as n-->infinity. x1, x2...

Hi, All: I will be teaching intro Stats next semester, and I always have trouble making the CLT seem relevant/meaningful to students without much math nor probability background, whose eyes glaze at the mention of the distribution of the sampling mean being normal, no matter (given random...

Is there a way to calculate/estimate how big a sample from a parent distribution would need to be for the distribution of the mean of that sample to be approximately normally distributed?

I keep reading explanations that say things like "the mean is normally approximated" but I don't know what that means. Are they saying that if you take a load of samples then plot the means of every one of those samples on a graph that the mean of that graph will be approximately the population...

Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8679/statsji.jpg The Attempt at a Solution I've done part (a) and I know what the CLT says but how does part (a) link with part (b) as if X_n \sim Bern(p) then \displaystyle \sum^n_{i=1} X_i \sim Bin(n,p) so X_n =...

Homework Statement A machine fills cereal boxes at a factory. Due to an accumulation of small errors (different flakes sizes, etc.) it is thought that the amount of cereal in a box is normally distributed with mean 22 oz. for a supposedly 20 oz. box. Suppose the standard deviation of the amount...

Homework Statement The cross sectional area of a tube is u = 12.5 and SD = .2. When the area is less than 12 or greater than 13 it won't work. They are shipped in boxes of 1000, determine how many per box will be defective Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution So I think...

Hi, everyone: I am teaching an intro. stats course, and I want to find a convincing explanation of how we can "reasonably" estimate a population parameter by taking random samples. Given that the course is introductory, I cannot do a proof of the CLT. Specifically, what has seemed...

So from what I understand, the central limit theorem allows us to calculate the probability of the mean of a number of independent observations of the same variable. I probably have not understood something because I can't really solve any of the problems just based on the formula give...

Central Limit Theorem Variation for Chi Square distribution? If this question fits into Homework Help, please move it over there. I'm not too sure. I encountered the following problem: Now, this problem seems fairly similar to a simple proof the central limit theorem. I am damn sure...

Homework Statement Hi, We know the famous central limit theorem for means. I wonder if there is a central limit theorem for Median? If so under what regularity condition, does the median converge to a normal distribution with mean and variance equal to what? Homework Equations The...

From the central limit theorem the binomial distribution can be approximated by a normal distribution N(0,1). But the binomial distribution can also be approximated by a poisson distribition. Does this mean there is a relationship between the normal distribution and the poisson distribution...

(to find distribution of sample mean) Given P((X1 - μ) / σ/√n) < Z < (X2 - μ) / σ/√n)) = P(a < Z < b) = phi(b) - phi(a) where phi(z) = 1/sqrt(2*pi) * integral of exp(-z^2 / 2) dz from negative infinity to z --- I'm sure there's some statistical way of doing this with a TI 89, but...

Homework Statement Each of 180 students in an evening stats and methods class is asked to generate 64 random numbers with a "spinner" that selects numbers from 1 to 50, and then compute the mean of the 64 numbers. The mean for the class as a whole is 27 with a standard deviation of 20. How...

Homework Statement On average one third of seniors at a college will be bring parents to the graduation, one third will bring one parent and the remaining third will not bring any parents. Suppose there are 600 seniors graduating this year. Estimate the probability that more than 650 parents...

Homework Statement consider an experiment with 2 possible outcomes, 1 and 0, with a priori probabilities p and 1-p. we would like to find out the average (expected) deviation after N trials, of the relative frequency of the "1"s, N1/N Use the central limit theorem to find expected...

i got 2 different answer when i search it.. "The Central Limit Theorem mean of a sampling distribution taken from a single population" is that true for you guys?

Homework Statement What is the probability that the average of 150 random points from the interval (0,1) is within .02 of the midpoint of the interval? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I need to determine P(.48<((X1...X150)/150)<.52). I think I need to compute the...

Say I have a a log-normal distrubution of data. I want to use the central limit theorem to calculate how big the sample number should be. I would use the geometric standard deviation and we're dealing with a log normal distribution, correct? Using the CLT I can arrive at the equation: n =...

Homework Statement If all possible samples of size 16 are drawn from a normal population with mean equal to 50 and standard deviation equal to 5, what is the probability that a sample mean \bar{X} will fall in the interval from \mu_\bar{X} - 1.9 \sigma_\bar{X} to...

Homework Statement Let M=(X1+X2+...+X100)/100 where each Xi's has the same distribution of X. Find P(11<M<12) in terms of the cumulative distribution function for the standard normal distribution. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution This looks like a "central limit...

please help me with Gaussian Distribution and central limit theorem in matlab! :cry:I am trying to generate a random variable with a approximate gaussian distribution using the rand function and central limit theorem, got stuck when trying it. Please help me. Also want to know how to produce a...

In anyone minute interval, the number of requests for a popular web page is a poisson random variable with expected value 300 requests. a) a web server has a capacity of C requests per minute. if the number of requests in a one minute interval is greater than C, the server is overloaded. Use...

Hi I was studying the WLLN and the CLT. A form of WLLN states that if X_{n} is a sequence of random variables, it satisfies WLLN if there exist sequences a_{n} and b_{n} such that b_{n} is positive and increasing to infinity such that \frac{S_{n}-a_{n}}{b_{n}} \rightarrow 0 [convergence in...

Homework Statement A newsagent finds that the probability of selling 50n copies of a certain magazine is 2^{-n-1} for n = 1,2,3,... What is the largest sensible number of copies of the magazine that they should stock. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I really don't...

Hi, I have trouble understanding the convergence of empirical histogram to probability histogram and the convergence of empirical histogram to normal curve. It was written in my lecture notes that as the number of repetitions goes large, empirical histogram converges to probability...

Can you use the central limit theorem to prove that different people have different amount of luck over time in poker? Was a couple of years ago i studied probabilties and statistics so don't really remember how to use it. The theorem most often called the central limit theorem is the...

I have been reading some books about the proof of the Central Limit Theorem, all of them use the uniqueness of moment generating function. But since I have not yet seen a proof of the uniqueness properties, is there any proof that does not use this result? Thanks.

I don't think I *really* understand the Central Limit Theorem. Suppose we have a set of n independent random variables \{X_i\} with the same distribution function, same finite mean, and same finite variance. Suppose we form the sum S_n = \sum_{i=1}^n X_i. Suppose I want to know the...

Hi all, I just wrote a test from probability and had troubles doing this problem: Homework Statement The assurance company makes an insurance for 1000 people of the same age. The probability of death during the year is 0.01 for each of them. Each insured person pays 1.200 dollars a year. In...