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Statistical Inferences — Quiz

Question 20 • Algebra II

Which of the following conditions must be met in order to make a statistical inference about a population based on a sample if the sample does not come from a normally distributed population?

Answer
A
cap n is greater than or equal to 30
B
line segment x is greater than or equal to 30
C
n is greater than or equal to 30
D
mu is greater than or equal to 30

Explanation

When the population is not normally distributed, a sufficiently large random sample allows the sampling distribution of the sample mean to be approximately normal. The usual guideline is that the sample size n is at least 30, so the correct choice is “n is greater than or equal to 30.”

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