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Distinguish CLT estimates from exact probabilities and strict thresholds
(a) A random sample of size 50 is taken from . Find the probability that the sample mean is less than 4.5.
(b) is normally distributed with mean 4 and variance 3, and is the mean of independent observations. (i) Find when . (ii) If is not normal, state one condition for applying the central limit theorem to calculate this probability. (iii) If instead is uniform on , with and , find the smallest sample size such that .
CJC · Discussion · Question 5
Use the variance divided by n; inspect unrounded values when the condition is strict.