Consider all of the coins (pennies, nickels, quarters, etc.) in your pocket or purse as a population.
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Consider all of the coins (pennies, nickels, quarters, etc.) in your pocket or purse as a population. Make a frequency table beginning with the current year and counting backward to record the ages (in years) of the coins. For example, if the current year is 2017, then a coin with 2015 stamped on it is 2 years old.
a. Draw a histogram or other graph showing the population distribution.
b. Randomly select five coins and record the mean age of the sampled coins.
Repeat this sampling process 20 times. Now draw a histogram or other graph showing the distribution of the sample means. c. Compare the shapes of the two histograms.
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Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
ISBN: 978-1259666360
17th edition
Authors: Douglas A. Lind, William G Marchal
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