Sampling Variability: Apply It 3

  • Check the conditions for normal approximation of a sampling distribution of a sample proportion.
  • Use the normal distribution to calculate probabilities and percentiles from a sampling distribution.
  • Find the sample size needed for a sampling distribution to have a desired standard deviation.

Probabilities of Sampling Distribution of a Sample Proportion

If a normal model is a good fit for a sampling distribution, we can apply the empirical rule and use [latex]z[/latex]-scores to determine probabilities. We can also use the statistical tool below to help us find probabilities.

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