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Unit 4

Quick questions on Random sampling and the distribution of sample proportions (TCE Mathematics Methods, Tasmania)

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What is the sample proportion as a random variable?
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Imagine taking many independent random samples of the same size nn and recording p^\hat{p} each time. The collection of those values has its own distribution, called the sampling distribution of the sample proportion. Because the count of successes is binomial, dividing by nn rescales it, and the centre and spread follow directly.
What is simulating to see the variability?
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A useful way to understand this is simulation. If you repeatedly generate samples from a population with a known pp and plot all the resulting p^\hat{p} values in a histogram, you see a roughly bell-shaped cluster centred on pp. Larger samples produce a tighter, taller cluster, visually confirming that the standard error falls as nn rises.

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