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CHAPTER 4:

ESTIMATION OF PARAMETERS
Lesson 4.2. Computing the Point Estimate of a
Population Mean
THREE TYPES OF ESTIMATION
Unbiased – estimate is within the value of the mean.

Negative Bias – estimate is below the value of the


mean.

Positive Bias – estimate is above the value of the


mean.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

POINT ESTIMATOR
Counts how many times data
occurs (frequency) Good for
small amounts of data
DEFINITION OF TERMS

POPULATION MEAN

Mean of the population that


possesses a given characteristic.
DEFINITION OF TERMS

SAMPLE MEAN
- is an average of a sample of size n.
- is best used for interval and ratio
with symmetrical data as levels of
measurement.
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MEAN
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MEAN
DEFINITION OF TERMS

SAMPLE MEAN
Let there be a sample of size 𝑛, with 𝑛
independent random variables ሺ𝑋1 + 𝑋2 +
𝑋3 … 𝑋𝑛 ሻeach coming from the random sample.
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MEAN
S O LU T I O N
DEFINITION OF TERMS

SAMPLE MEDIAN
• is the middle value of an ordered array of a
sample of size n.
• is best used for interval and ratio with skewed
data as levels of measurement.
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MEDIAN
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MEDIAN
DEFINITION OF TERMS

SAMPLE MEDIAN
First arrange a sample size of n in a manageable
order, then count it to know whether it is odd or even.
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MEDIAN
S O LU T I O N
DEFINITION OF TERMS

SAMPLE MODE
• is the value that frequently occurs among a
random sample of size n.
• is used for nominal or categorical value.
value is not important because it is assumed as a
descriptive category.
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MODE
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MODE
DEFINITION OF TERMS

SAMPLE MODE
• Compute by observing or counting the number of
times each value appeared in a random sample of
size n and comparing which is the most often value
in the sample.
• For large samples of data, arrange from smallest to
largest value to see which most often appears.
EXAMPLE OF SAMPLE MODE
YOUR TURN!
1. A teacher wants to find the average
score for a student in his class. The
teacher's sample set has eight different
test scores:
78, 89, 93, 95, 88, 78, 95, 97.
YOUR TURN!

2.The following are percentages of ideal body


weight of 10 diabetic patients, where 100% means
that the patient’s weight is his ideal body weight.
Find the sample median.
83, 156, 56, 210, 97, 93, 80, 123, 165, 215
YOUR TURN!

3.In a crash test, 11 cars were tested to determine


what impact speed was required to obtain minimal
bumper damage. Find the sample mode of the
speeds given in miles per hour below.
24, 15, 18,20, 18, 22,24, 26, 18,26, 24

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