A sample is selected from a normal population with = 50 and = ...

[Awilson837]

A sample is selected from a normal population with  = 50 and  = 12 . Which of the following samples would be considered extreme and unrepresentative for this population?
 
  a. M = 53 and n = 16 c. M= 56 and n = 16
  b. M= 53 and n = 4 d. M= 56 and n = 4

Question 2

A sample is selected from a population with a mean of  = 40 . If the sample mean is M = 45, which of the following combinations would make the sample mean an extreme, unrepresentative value for the population?
 
  a. A small sample and a small population standard deviation
  b. A small sample and a large population standard deviation
  c. A large sample and a small population standard deviation
  d. A large sample and a large population standard deviation

[jackie]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C

[Awilson837]

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