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Handout 2: Different numbers of samples
and different sample sizes

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1.
Dataset

N= 100
Mean:
Standard deviation:

   
2.
100 samples

n = 30
Mean:
Standard deviation: = 1.87734

   
3.
500 samples

n = 30
Mean:
Standard deviation: = 1.87163

   
4.
1,000 samples

n = 30
Mean:
Standard deviation: = 1.8735

   
5.
500 samples

n = 50
Mean:
Standard deviation: = 1.47276

   
6.
1,000 samples

n = 50
Mean:
Standard deviation: = 1.48305