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Dr. Abu Awwad - AAUP
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1 Learning Objectives
2 Introduction
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1 Learning Objectives
2 Introduction
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Learning Objectives
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Dr. Abu Awwad - AAUP Introduction
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1 Learning Objectives
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Introduction
For example, the normal range of systolic blood pressure is 110 to 140.
The normal interval for a person’s triglycerides is from 30 to 200
milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl).
The question then is, how does one determine the so-called normal
intervals?
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Introduction
For instance, we might use the sample mean X̄ to estimate the population
mean µ.
X̄ is more likely to be near the true population mean if the sample size is
large.
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3 Standard deviation, σ or S:
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Interpretation of a confidence interval:
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Dr. Abu Awwad - AAUP Estimating a Population Proportion
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1 Learning Objectives
2 Introduction
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measles vaccinations.
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Technology
Figure: Statdisk output: Sample size required to estimate the proportion of children who have received measles
vaccinations, where the population proportion is used from a recent survey.
Figure: Statdisk output: Sample size required to estimate the proportion of children who have received measles
vaccinations with no prior information suggesting a possible value of the population proportion.
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1 Learning Objectives
2 Introduction
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Dr. Abu Awwad - AAUP Estimating a Population Mean
PN
Xi
i=1
The point estimate
Pn of the population mean, µ = N
, is the sample
Xi
i=1
mean X̄ = n
.
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The sample mean (point estimate of µ) of the pulse rate is 71.77 BPM.
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Example: Data Set 1 “Body Data” in Appendix B (Triola et. al. (2017))
includes pulse rates of 153 randomly selected adult males, and those pulse rates
vary from a low of 40 bpm to a high of 104 bpm. Find the minimum sample
size required to estimate the mean pulse rate of adult males. Assume that we
want 99% confidence that the sample mean is within 2 bpm of the population
mean. Assume that s = 11.3 bpm, based on the value of σ = 11.3 bpm
for the sample of 153 male pulse rates.
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Using Statdisk
Figure: Statdisk Output: Sample size required to estimate the mean pulse rate of adult males based on the value
σ = 11.3 bpm.
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