An argonomist measured the heights of n corn plants. The mean height was 220 cm, and the standard deviation was 15 cm. Calculate the standard error of the mean for a sample size of 100.

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Answer:

The standard error of the mean for a sample size of 100 is 1.5.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Central Limit Theorem estabilishes that, for a random variable X, with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the sample means with size n of at least 30 can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation, which is also called standard error, [tex]s = \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex]

In this problem, we have that:

[tex]\sigma = 15[/tex]

Calculate the standard error of the mean for a sample size of 100.

This is s when n = 100. So

[tex]s = \frac{15}{\sqrt{100}} = 1.5[/tex]

The standard error of the mean for a sample size of 100 is 1.5.